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I watched through my window, bathing in the languid heat
and torpor of a Tokyo summer afternoon, as three wizened
old men snipped and trimmed, removing all trace of the
leaves and twigs that weren't perfectly suited to the
balance and structure of my garden.
Finally, they finished, leaving
me to contemplate how
beautifully my bonsai had been pruned; at the gorgeous
simplicity of the raked pattern in the sand around the
boulders in my Zen contemplation garden and how perfectly
melodious the stream through my garden now sounded,
after they had adjusted the position of several rocks to
influence the direction and rate of flow of water.
I realised then that I would immediately devote the
remainder of my life to following these ancient gentlemen
and to carrying on their extraordinary traditions.
Turning Japanese
http://en.wikipedia...ki/Turning_Japanese
[xandram, Dec 31 2011]
the video
http://www.youtube....watch?v=gEmJ-VWPDM4
[xandram, Dec 31 2011]
No, THE video...
http://www.youtube....watch?v=XeRqgc05Xfw
[not_morrison_rm]'s reference, that is... [normzone, Jan 15 2012]
[link]
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So the idea is gardeners? |
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I think it's... selling... the gardeners? Or breeding them,
maybe? |
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If Bushi-do right... no can de-fence. |
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...and then they slapped you with 30,000 Yen invoice. I do seem to recollect trying to float a ninja gardening service, weeding by shuriken etc |
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These guys do it for the love of perfection. It's a
higher calling. |
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Coniferucious say: "Only Autumns' gold pays blooms bounty."
{ol' man he prune-all-day'n hummmm...} |
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Try living on gratitude and smiles, [Alter]. This is the
HB, where practicality doesn't play a part. I don't
expect everyone, or even anyone, to understand. |
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Because you touch yourself at night. |
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Oh dear, several people just turned around to see why I just
laughed. |
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//Because you touch yourself at night// |
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shades of Aleister Crowley's fingernails poem |
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There are times it would be nice to be able to vote
on annotations. |
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You think you're turning Japanese, you really think so... |
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// I don't expect everyone, or even anyone, to understand. |
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That has never been a prerequisite. |
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[inf], Terry Pratchett may sue you for breach of copyright (c.f.
"Reaper Man") |
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Terry Pratchett has trouble remembering his own
name these days... and where he left his sword. I'm
not that worried. |
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Fine. When your portrait goes up on the wall in the Assassin's
Guild, "I'm not that worried" can go on the little brass plaque. |
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This from a guy who believes he's an alien. I'll take
my chances on neither of you having the motivation
to put an end to my misery. |
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//This from a guy who believes he's an alien.// |
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That's merely a cunning double bluff |
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