\u201cWhat\u2019s my temperature?\u201d Shin\u2019ichi asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s dropped to 37.8\u00b0C (100\u00b0F),\u201d the doctor replied.<\/p>\n
Shin\u2019ichi\u2019s face lit up. \u201cI can go to Wakayama then.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMmm . . . ,\u201d the doctor said doubtfully as he placed his stethoscope against Shin\u2019ichi\u2019s chest. His face clouded over. He could still hear abnormal sounds coming from the patient\u2019s lungs. Lifting his head, he continued: \u201cI can\u2019t prevent you from going…\u201d<\/p>\n
A broad smile spread across Shin\u2019ichi\u2019s face: \u201cThat\u2019s great!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKeep in mind, your minor improvement is barely being sustained by the antibiotics injections, and really you should be having complete bed rest.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand. I\u2019ll be careful.\u201d<\/p>\n
But when the accompanying leaders heard update that Sensei is going, they were deeply concerned. They know that if he says he is going, you can bet he will. But he is pushing himself beyond his limits. Morita said, \u201cWhy don\u2019t we ask him one more time to cancel his trip? As disciples, we cannot stand by and do nothing while sensei sacrifices his own well-being. I think we should say something, even if he scolds us for it.\u201d So the leaders went to see Sensei and entreat him to stay in bed at least for today.<\/p>\n
When Morikawa arrived, he said to Shin\u2019ichi, who was still resting: \u201cSensei, I need to speak with you. Let me come right to the point. I entreat you to please stay in bed, at least for today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shin\u2019ichi sat up and fixed a steady gaze on Kazumasa Morikawa. In the next moment, his determined voice rang out: \u201cIsn\u2019t it the greatest honor as a Buddhist to die while in the midst of the struggle for kosen-rufu? I intend to keep going until I\u2019ve used every last ounce of my strength. So let\u2019s go to Wakayama!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Battling to keep his fever and acute bronchial pneumonia under control, Shin\u2019ichi gave encouragement to Wakayama members in Dec 1969.
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