Good morning!
We have been having the strong wintry wind since last night. So, we saw many fallen branches on the roads this morning. He had to drive carefully not to hit them.
There is a waka (和歌) poem, which cautions us all:
The vain cherry blossoms of the minds
Thinking that there would be tomorrow.
But, may not storms blow off at night?
Asu-arito
omou-kokoro-no ada-zakura
yowa-ni arashi-no
fukanumonokawa
明日ありと
思う心のあだ桜
夜半に嵐の
吹かぬものかは
Blossoms may meet storms anytime. It is fortunate for us to be able to practice now, much more to taste amrita, ambrosia of immortality, before blossoming flowers fall.
2/24/12
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