Title: Pacific II: loneliness
Characters: Japan (Kiku), Peru (Miguel)
Rating:
G Warnings: None .
Historical (gaspu):
I refer to the arrival of the first immigrantsJapan to Peru in 1899. 1800 was a century of change for most American wars for independence (proclaimed himself in Peru 21), but it was for Japan. During the 60s, Japan came out on the stage of total closure had meant the Tokugawa shogunate and opened abroad. In this new era, called Meiji, Japanese immigration began around the world, most of which was of poor peasants seeking work to take care of my family members who remained in Japanese territory.
If you wonder why Japanandthe Per & uacute, in particular, is because the Japanese colony in Peru is very large and important. Peru and Japan have very good relationships and great cultural exchange to date.
And after tl, dr ...
is the same sea, but the feeling is not the same. Japan notes
Pacific
rocking on the horizon, sitting on the beaches of Lima, and can not avoid the sound of the waves will bring a sense of melancholy to the chest. It's been a couple of decades since it opened its doors to the world, and has since traveled extensively with his people, looking for new homes in which some mayNo thoughts, do not realize the steps that come to him until someone speaks.
- You're thinking of something sad.
Japan gives a start, but soon recognized the voice as that of its host.
- Ah, young Peru says as he walks on the sand towards him -. I would not say something sad. Just something ... away. Peru
nods and sits next to the larger nation, facing the sea with a vacant expression. Japan wonders whether it was also so obvious when I was young, the difference between the eyesOltean to see him, surprised, and for a moment, his eyes become young again. Sonríey Then, for some reason, Japan is giving himself a discreet smile back.
- When you begin the new century, "says Peru while stops and shakes a little sand-pants be friends again. Peru
lend a hand to help him up and it is Japan that now seems surprised at the gesture. There have been many years away from a world that changed and expanded without him, many years away. But it is foolish to forget, he realizes that is not the & uacute, unique fighting to carve out a place in it. - would be a pleasure, young Peru. It would be a pleasure.
While taking her hand and gets up, thinks the world is wide, but after all, perhaps not everything is so foreign. For the first time, watch the waves of the Pacific and, realizing that it is the same sea, feels good about it.
final note: "The world is wide and removed" is the title of a novel by Peruvian writer Ciro Alegría. ... Forgive me from the grave the use and abuse of the term.
AND THAT'S ALL, orz. Go &
