Yang nature

Yang nature

Proud, protective,

with the Rooster –

into a new year.

"... There is the great mass of nature ...."

“… There is the great mass of nature.  I find support for my body in it; I’ve spent my life toiling in it; in my old age I seek ease on it; in death I will rest in it.  Whatever made my life good will also make my death good…

            Once we understand that heaven and earth are like a great melting pot, and the Maker a great founder, where can we go that isn’t right for us?  We are born as from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awaking.”

from Zhuangzi

"Wealth and honor ...."

Wealth and honor, benefits and blessings shall enrich my life; poverty and failures, grief and anxiety shall help fulfill it. In my life, I will serve heaven and earth; in death I will find peace.

Zhang Zai

"Since someone ...."

Since someone ate crabs, others must have eaten spiders as well. However, they were not tasty. So afterwards, people stopped eating them. These people also deserve our heartfelt gratitude.

Lu Xun

And we remember

And then you were there

And then you were gone

And your presence is still felt.

(In memory 6th day 12th month lunar calendar)