"…Living only for the moment, turning our full attention to the pleasures of the moon, the snow, the cherry blossoms and the maple leaves; singing songs, drinking wine, diverting ourselves just floating, floating….refusing to be disheartened, like a gourd floating along with the river current; this is what we call the floating world…” Asai Ryoi, in Ukiyo Monogatari (Tales of the Floating World, 1661)
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
One Perfect Moment
One perfect moment stands out. It is deep in the night. I driving south along the the coast below Carlsbad. Tendrils of fog are rolling up the coastal canyons from the Pacific. The windows are rolled down the scent if manzinita and sea. On the radio Bruce Springsteen is singing "Down By The River". There is a purity in the moment that...lingers, days later.
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