Yesterday, I was surprised and grateful that I received more than 50 TELs, Mails, and Faxes from all over the country saying “Is it okay?” And “I want to support reconstruction”. (I’m crying when I read the text)
People who come to “The Phone of the Wind” as needed, people who want to support reconstruction as needed, “The Phone of the Wind” with such sociality. I couldn’t leave it alone, so I temporarily placed it in the blacksmith’s workshop, but an event occurred that dispelled those concerns.
I was in the process of cleaning up the broken phone box with the members of the NPO “Tono Magokoro Net”. Mr. Minato in Yamada Town, a neighboring town where his mother was swept away by the tsunami and is still missing. I used “The Phone of the Wind” about 3 times and became familiar with my face. After receiving a sympathy call from Mr. Minato and his wife, the owner of the construction industry came and at first glance, he said, “I can repair it, I will start tomorrow.”
“This time, instead of placing the phone box body directly on the foundation, you can prevent it from rotting by turning the base and installing it on it.” Although I had given up on rebuilding with wood, it was a moment when everyone who was doing the tidying up was relieved by the powerful words.
The TV and newspaper reporters who came to the interview will come again tomorrow. Everyone’s face was fluttering.