Excellence Reporter: Mr. Tanahashi, what is the meaning of life?

Kazuaki Tanahashi:

“To me, the meaning of life is to be awake.

Awakening is to realize the infinite value of each moment of your own life as well as of other beings, then to continue to act accordingly.”

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~Kazuaki Tanahashi, born in Japan in 1933 and active in the United States since 1977, is an artist, writer, and peace and environmental worker. As a painter and calligrapher, he has been pioneering the genres of one-stroke painting, multi solo exhibitions of his brushwork worldwide and has taught numerous workshops, including at seven international calligraphy conferences. As a writer, editor, and translator, he has produced over forty books in English and Japanese. As an environmental activist, was the founding secretary of Plutonium Free Future. As a peace activist, he worked against the nuclear arms race and two Gulf Wars. He is currently the founding director of A World Without Armies. He is also a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science.
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