A Million Handshakes….

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for all these years, i’ve shaken over a million of hands.  there are regular ones, and there are the handshakes you never forget.  shaking the hand of the mayor of minami soma was a great experience for me.  just from that initial connection, i knew he was a great man.  firm, and confident handshake…

delivering supplies is rewarding.  when grown men tear while saying “thank you for coming,”  it’s emotional, but at the same time, happiness.  every time we drove away from dropping off something, we all felt a bond with the people, and we also felt like we did a great thing.  when we were leaving, this man shook my hand with his two hands and said “we are very thankful.”  i felt every drop of love in this handshake and when he didn’t want to let go, i almost teared while saying “we will be back!”

KIRBY FUKUNAGA
ハワイで生まれ育ち、プロサーファー、フォイラー、スキンダイバー、カメラマンの肩書きを持ち、ウォーターマンとして、海で多くの時間を過ごし、海から多くのモノをもらいながら生活しています。彼が伝えようとしていることは、海がある生活は僕らを豊かにしてくれるということ。そして、自分だけではなく、いろいろなことをみんなにシェアし、人生を楽しむということ。現在は、ハワイでプライベートサーフィンガイドを主催。
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