If each one of us can remember the undeniable "Law of Life" and change even slightly our way of living and the choices we make in our daily lives including our political, economical, educational, scientific, artistic, and cultural situations; these will be the key to healing the ailing Earth and build a healthy and rich future. This has been the hope of the Gaia Symphony series. The first three films of this series were completed within 10 years at the end of the 20th century. The Gaia Symphony series have been actively promoted through voluntary screening and independent distribution and have been viewed by more than 1.8 million people.

This development of voluntary screening clearly shows that the hope of the Gaia Symphony theme did not simply remain as a hope but indeed became a tangible proof. In the beginning of the 21st century, Gaia Symphony No.4 was completed in September of 2001 through an unprecedented "One Frame Sponsorship" activity, where audiences themselves became sponsors of the film from the very beginning. However, the abhorrent 9/11 terrorist incident occurred as soon as we started to hold previews of Gaia Symphony No.4, which was created with a strong hope and a message "for the children who will be born and grow in the 21st century."

As we look at various phenomenon throughout the world since the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York City, which symbolized the technology civilization of the 21st century, until today in 2003, the world seems to be proceeding toward the opposite direction of the hope of Gaia Symphony.

We have an abnormal climate with frequent droughts, floods, earthquakes, tornados; epidemics, such as AIDS, Ebola virus, mad cow disease, SARS, etc.; never-ending terrorist attacks, Afghan War and Iraq War; and worldwide recession. I even feel anxious that if we continue in this manner, it appears that we will saddle the children of the 21st century with unbearable suffering, and that humankind is headed toward eradication.

However, this is definitely not the case. No. I think we should never let this happen.

The confusion and pain suffered now, throughout the world, can also be described as the labor pain as a new set of values for the 21st century is born. The labor pain associated with natural childbirth is in itself painful, but once passing through this pain, a new life, a treasured happiness is born, and we will see a new form of love emerging between the mother (earth) and her child (humankind). I think it is a problem if people get thrown into a panic state by being preoccupied with confusion or sorrow happening right in front of their eyes.

In this present time, we see the collapse of existing values. The changes that each of us individually make in our values, choices and actions will lead to a great change in the world as a whole. For times like this, it is most important that we trust and feel the sense of security that comes from the knowing that "everything is connected" - not only the connection between people to people, but also the connection between people to all the other life forms, people to material objects, people to natural environment, people to the earth, people to the universe, and people to all the past, present and future since the creation of this universe. They are all concretely and realistically connected. All the things we currently occupy ourselves with will not totally disappear. Instead, they will be "recorded" somewhere and will be connected and kept alive for the future generations, the future earth and the future universe.

We urge people toward this discovery, and to encourage them, with courage and joy, to make changes in their values, choices and actions. This is the concept of the Gaia Symphony No.5.

Copyright Jin Tatsumura Office