Sitting next to the Kamogawa River in Kyoto this spring, I...

Sitting next to the Kamogawa River in Kyoto this spring, I leaned back and watched the sky through the waving sakura branches. The weather was finally warming up and couples lined the river, equally spaced but enclosed in bubbles of their own intimacy.

A gentle breeze blew along the path and a petal landed on the back of my hand. That petal had, if you’re in the habit of anthropomorphising these things, waited invisibly for an entire year for a brief instant that had just passed.

Everything good in the moment, and in life in general, is fleeting and ephemeral. Everything is in flux at every second. Moments like this can be savoured only once and then never recovered. It was true for Gatsby, it is true for you.

I told myself to remember a few things:

1. Make the most of this moment, you’ll never get it back.

2. Get ready to move on, entropy won’t wait for you.

3. Everything has its peak. The secret is to recognize it, not to try to freeze or prolong it.

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A photo from Kiyomachi Dori in Kyoto last night.The most moving...

A photo from Kiyomachi Dori in Kyoto last night. The most moving part of the walk was being told by a small boy to look up into the trees, through the petals to a white bird that was sitting in a branch. Once I noticed one I realised there were dozens of these white birds, hidden and perfectly camouflaged among the white-pink sakura petals in full bloom. My jaw dropped when I realised how many of the little animals I had utterly failed to notice. The boy saw the stunned look on my face and smiled as if his work was done. He’d opened another adult’s eyes to the world around him he was failing to see. I thanked him and he moved off with parents. It’s amazing what you can learn from kids. They’re a constant inspiration. 夕べ木屋町で撮った桜の写真を「２０１３の桜」アルバムにアップしました。皆さんは今年お花見に行きましたか？ via my professional homepage http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ofriceandzen/~3/oGb0PkUmNP8/46645617784

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