THE MATH, BELUR,
HOWRA DIS.,
BENGAL, INDIA,
18th June 1901.

DEAR FRIEND—

Allow me to call you a friend. We must have been such in some past birth. Your cheque for 300 rupees duly reached and many thanks for the same.

I am just thinking of going to Japan, but with one thing or another and my precarious health, I cannot expedite matters as I wish.

Japan to me is a dream—so beautiful that it haunts one all his life.

With all love and blessings,
VIVEKANANDA.

Kakudzo [Kakuzo] Okakura Esq.

Tokyo, Japan