村上隆さんのインスタグラム写真 - (村上隆Instagram)「My beloved dog POM passed away at 9:34 am on October 3. 🙏 I join my hands in prayer. 😭 My username is takashipom, which combines my and POM’s names. With POM gone, I feel indescribable sadness as though I have lost half of me. POM was born on the island of Yoron, close to Okinawa. The first time I ever visited the island, I met her as one of the many puppies just born in the corner of a hotel. Of the seven puppies, I brought four back with me to Tokyo and gave three away to my friends, keeping POM with me. Until I started living with her, I had no clue how a dog can take up such a significant place in our lives. And now with her gone, I’m at a complete loss as to what to do next. Perhaps this is a common conundrum with pet owners… Should I get a new dog? Or should I live with POM’s memory in my heart and continue to mourn her? I honestly don’t know what I should do. I have to say, though, that for the last year and a half of her life, POM was battling cancer, and one of my studio staff was kindly taking care of her, bringing her to the vet and getting her through surgeries. I felt so bad to see POM go through it all, and did question myself whether it was really the right thing to do. Though POM may be gone, I will not change my username takashipom. But this is so sad. So profoundly sad. It didn’t hit me immediately after her death, but as more time passes, my sense of loss seems to spread wider and deeper within me. I pray for the repose of her soul, imagining the day I will eventually join her where she is. Farewell, POM!」10月10日 6時49分