　In every society there exists a culture, and in each culture there always exists a value. To my understanding, this value implies“what we should do or what we should not do," and it is the role of education to transmit this implication to the next generation.　 Nowadays, the relationship between parents and children or teachers and pupils has become that of friends each other, but, in such a relationship　it would be difficult to transmit values.　For transmitting a value, an authority is required, therefore, parents and teachers must not divest themselves of their own authority.　A grand mistake in today's system of school education is that it is scaling down in rapid succession the volume of the curriculum as a whole under the pretext of“Education with Margins."　Whereby　Education with Margins is not good, it is cramming as a system.　The　capacity of educatees, however, varies naturally from one to another and　it is the ability of teachers that makes a clear view of the situation.　It　would be pointless to use for school education an abstract expression such　as an education for the mind or a force of living.　These are what parents　should teach their children at home, and it is important at school to impart　knowledge before everything else.　It would also be a proper attitude of　the parents at home to provide home discipline and to give enlightenment　to their children of the values existing in their home.

　Today, I feel a great pleasure to have known that so many young people　are capable of action, each one of them clearly conscious of his given role　and position, whether in the bus, in preparing meals, in charge of disposing　garbage and so on, after I spend the whole day together with you. 　　　　　　 30.7.2000　　　　 The responsibility for the wording (in Japanese) lies with: P.R. Activity Committee

Discussions by the youth were unrolled, naturally, also on high-level　issues such as　“What can we

do for peace?,"　“Which is the way to a post of being an　international servant?," etc., etc.　But it was　equally admirable to get to know the generous　and thoughtful minds of the participants, 　through their voluntary activities such as　accepting to be on duty in disposing of garbage, taking part in being a luggage　carrier, telling willingly about own　home country to the grandchildren of　the superintendent of the Village and so on.　Also Mr. Yuji Suzuki,　our guest speaker

　It is not the“people in person" but“their minds" that we want　to move.　To approach by the way of discussions is an attempt to　understand mutually the difference of our cultures, customs and ways　of thinking.　To approach by the way of events is another attempt to　recognize the points we have psychologically in common.　To make events successful, we　should of course make the preparations neatly and precisely.　But it is more important that we work them up into our own way. By imitating what other groups do or what can be found in books, it seems to be difficult to communicate “my mind" that “I" want to make the participants really enjoy the events.　It may be exaggerating if I say I will “make a puppet of their minds ," but it appears　to be effective to make the preparation, giving priority to their psychological　elements. Either at the Retreat or by the events, emotional response may　be felt in case “the minds" of the participants become intercommunicative.

　If so, then what will be the key to the intercommunication ? The key, surprisingly enough, derives from a combination of simple elements.　These elements are “physical exercises" and “mental gymnastics" in consideration of the instinct of human beings and “smiles" and “greetings" in consideration of the things we have in common in whichever country of the world we may be living.　Human beings act with purpose for any kind of work or play, which　means “concept."　For the rest of the combination, we may proceed with our experiences and feelings.

　At the Retreat this time, young leaders made planning of the events　puzzling for realization of one event after another.　It was hard work for　them to continue groping with their feelings for whether the event will be enjoyable or not checking with their own minds.　　　 In this way they organized and produced the games to be played in　the bus as an orientation (though dropped for trouble with the bus),　the campfire etc.　The“elements which move the minds"can be found in various scenes.　They should be found easily and abundantly　in our everyday life, too, and it is my sincere wish that those who are able　to make a strenuous effort at the Retreat next year as staff and those who　have been moved by the Retreat will try to find out their own feelings for　pleasure and make good use of them in their daily life