The Life Beyond the Veil Vol. 1 The Lowlands Heaven by G ・ V ・ Owen
Translator's postscript
The first volume was mostly communication from Mr. Owen's real mother. The atmosphere created by the parent-child relationship is emotional and makes me feel something warm, but this second volume has a dignified and profound feeling.
Sentences are also written in old literary style, and many terms are nowadays "old words" or "abandoned words".
But at the same time, the reader would have noticed that there was something like a warm affection for Mr. Owen in that profound atmosphere. That is especially noticeable in the last message. If you can read it, I would be grateful that my ingenuity in writing was successful.
Actually, from the beginning, I struggled with what style to translate this book into. If the old writing style of the original text is replaced with the old Japanese writing as it is, it will be almost unreadable by modern people. Then, it ends only with the complacency of the translator.
Therefore, I focused on the fact that Mr. Owen's guardian spirit was talking about, and tried to bring out the savory taste with affection even in the harshness. How successful it is is another matter ...
By the way, the "love in the harshness" is an absolute thing that comes out of the relationship between the guardian spirit and human beings, and if the first volume is a physical or consanguineous parent-child relationship, this is spiritual or soulful. It is a parent-child relationship, and while the former is destined to disappear eventually, the latter is eternally immortal, and rather deepens after death.
Incidentally, I would like to say a few words. The term "guardian spirit" is also called "Guardian" in English, and both have the meaning of "protecting".
Perhaps because of this, there is a tendency in the world to have the impression that a guardian spirit is a spirit that protects what it is, and expects it to remove misfortunes and hardships, but this is a mistake.
The job of the guardian spirit is to guide the person to complete his mission and fulfill his destiny, and sometimes he dares to carry suffering and get involved in tragedy. At that time, the guardian spirit must not be on the sidelines, but must both suffer and be sad, and must be spiritually and spiritually supported to fulfill his destiny.
They have such a solemn responsibility, and depending on their achievements, they are evaluated as guardian spirits.
This can be seen from the story of the "Seven Churches" in the text, and there is also a basis for the spiritual lessons of Silver Birch to preach the "philosophy of hardship".
The guardian spirit has that guardian spirit, and that guardian spirit also has a guardian spirit, and the relationship ends up reaching the guardian deity. It constitutes one series in the souls, and the aggregate of such series constitutes the soul group. So to speak, it is the same as the solar system gathering to form a nebula.
It is human beings who are forced to live in the dull form of the innumerable souls, but that should not be pitiful.
My view of life is that the experience of this world full of hardships and sorrows is so irreplaceable to the whole soul and so precious that human beings should live proudly and proudly. Is.
However, one thing to be aware of is that there are invisible mazes in this world, and invisible tempted people hang out everywhere. How often do you think you're doing something serious and good, and you're being tossed by the ridiculous evil spirits?
Then, what should we do to prevent this from happening? It shouldn't be a profane thing like me. I would like the readers to read this book by themselves. If that is not all the value of this book, but if you do not read it, the value of this book will be lost.
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