Ch 4 — Accepting Defeat

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Contents (44 chapters)

1. Ch 1 — The Secret of Life
2. Ch 2 — An Economic Pearl Harbour
3. Ch 3 — Japanese—A Model of Peace
4. Ch 4 — Accepting Defeat
5. Ch 5 — Victory Without War
6. Ch 6 — The Condition For Success
7. Ch 7 — We Have the Ability to Bounce Back
8. Ch 8 — A Comparison
9. Ch 9 — Paths to Success: Hard Work After Defeat
10. Ch 10 — Planning Based on Remnant
11. Ch 11 — The Greatest Good
12. Ch 12 — The Temperament of Japan
13. Ch 13 — Twenty Years Later
14. Ch 14 — Per Ardua Ad Astra
15. Ch 15 — Awareness of Purpose
16. Ch 16 — Character Builds the Nation
17. Ch 17 — Moral State
18. Ch 18 — Constructive Temperament
19. Ch 19 — Collective Action
20. Ch 20 — The Only Path
21. Ch 21 — Living in the Culture of Discovery
22. Ch 22 — Discovery, Discovery, Discovery
23. Ch 23 — Price of Excellence
24. Ch 24 — The Highest Standard
25. Ch 25 — Impartiality: The Secret of Success
26. Ch 26 — Learning from the Enemy
27. Ch 27 — The System of Nature
28. Ch 28 — The Second Chance
29. Ch 29 — Action, Not Reaction
30. Ch 30 — Elevated Thinking
31. Ch 31 — Making History
32. Ch 32 — The Example of Japan
33. Ch 33 — Signs of God
34. Ch 34 — Evidence of God
35. Ch 35 — Science Towards Oneness of God
36. Ch 36 — The Testimony of Science
37. Ch 37 — Unveiling the Unseen: The Essential Journey of Discovery in Faith
38. Ch 38 — Security and Truth
39. Ch 39 — Another Potential
40. Ch 40 — Zero Defect Universe is Under God's Control
41. Ch 41 — Japan's Target of 'Zero-Defect' Introduces Paradise
42. Ch 42 — The Life of Paradise
43. Ch 43 — Deserving of Paradise
44. Ch 44 — Only Positive Personalities Will Find Entry into Paradise

ACCEPTING DEFEAT p. 15

Embracing the present lays the foundation for the future. Those who refuse to acknowledge their current reality risk missing the greater opportunities that await them. p. 15

Japan faced defeat against the United States in World War II. In April 1945, American forces landed in Japan, and General Douglas MacArthur was appointed as the Supreme Commander, staying until 1951. Under General MacArthur’s direction, a new Japanese Constitution was drafted and passed by the Japanese assembly on November 3, 1946. According to this Constitution, the Emperor of Japan’s status was reduced to that of a symbolic head of state. Article 9 of the Constitution declared that the Japanese people would never again maintain land, sea, or air forces, nor would they prepare for war in any capacity: p. 15

“Land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained (Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 10, p. 87).” p. 15other source

On the surface, this Constitution seemed like a declaration of Japan’s permanent national demise. However, Japan’s leaders wisely accepted it in its entirety, recognising that while it closed the door to military and political initiatives, it left the door wide open for progress in science and industry. The Japanese people withdrew from the fields of military and political conflict, choosing instead to focus on remaining opportunities in knowledge and industry. As a result, within just 40 years, historians were compelled to write the following about Japan: p. 16

“Defeated in World War II (1945), Japan emerged from the ruins of war as one of the major economic powers in the world.” (Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 5, p. 519) p. 16other source

Accepting the present opens the way to the future. Those who refuse to accept their present circumstances are deprived of the greater opportunities that the future holds. p. 16