ーabout a year before the event occured
Mitsuro, the protaginist, was an ordinary office worker and a fater of two children.
Just having a newborn baby, he made several mistakes at work because of lack of spleep derived from the baby crying at night.
It was meditation that his boss, who wanted to let him change his situation, recommended to him, saying, " Get yourself together."
He, who had given up anything so easily in his life, somehow continued meditation on a daily basis.