2012年9月3日月曜日
100% Renewable future
Amenimo makezu (Miyazawa Kenji 1896-1933)
Not
yielding to the rain
Not
yielding to the wind
Having
a strong body
That
can cope with snow or summer heat
Having
no wants
Never
to be angry
Always
wearing a quiet smile
Eating
four cups of brown rice a day
With
a little miso and vegetable
Listen
and understand everything
Without
counting myself in
But
not forgetting things
Living
in a small thatched shed in a pine forest
If
there is a sick child in the east, go and care for him
If
there is a tired mother in the west, go and carry her loads of rice
If
there is a dying person in the south, go and tell her never to fear
If
there is a fight in the north, go and tell them to stop being silly
In
the drought, cry with people
In
the cold summer, wander around feeling powerless
Being
called useless
Not
being praised
Nor
disliked
Such
is the person
I
want to be
The Pine Tree
2011年6月21日火曜日
Blue Sky
18 June in Otsuchi, Iwate, we had a clear blue sky with beautiful gentle breeze. It was the 100th day from the March 11 disaster. A group of us was there to clean the Otsuchi-gawa River, where tsunami travelled upstream. The surrounding communities as far as 5km were devastated. Although the river water is cold and clean, the riverbed is filled with pieces of glasses, nails, roof tiles and fragments of household goods and industrial materials. On both sides of the river stand the Otsuchi Primary and Secondary. In the coming warmer months, we hope children can enjoy cool clean water in a safe environment. As we were finishing for the day, a string of kites flew straight up into the blue summer sky, as if to free the soul of those who were lost and the grief of their families and friends.
2011年6月12日日曜日
Suikinkutsu in Broome


2011年5月31日火曜日
Industrialisation and Human senses
Suikinkutsu in Taiji
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