Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Friday, April 22, 2011
Blooming
Well, the sakura blossoms have come and gone. They are a great metaphor for life. But, I think people take the wrong msg.
Since its pedals are so fragile and last for such a short period of time, most people see sakura as ephemeral.
In other words, life is short.
But, sakura trees bloom consistently year after year, in good times and bad, in good soil and bad.
Sakura are not fragile; to judge them so would be, as Kahlil Gibran says, "to reckon the power of ocean by the frailty of its foam."
That's what I was thinking this morning when I work up this morning.
Photo: Hiroshi Kamezaki
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Gourmet Tequila
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Naohiko Umewaka--Noh Master
I've never been to a Noh performance. But after seeing Naohiko Umewaka @TEDxTokyo, I have a sense of what I've been missing Naohiko, trained by his father, the legendary Noh master Naoyoshi, has been performing since he was three. He has composed, choreographed and directed a number of new Noh plays, including The Baptism of Jesus, which was performed at the Vatican before Pope John Paul II on Christmas Eve 1988.
Although spoke with his face covered by a mask, his presence came through like a force of nature.
At the reception, afterward, I met his lovely wife and found out that I know their talented son, Naotomo as well. Before you ask, it doesn't look like his son will join the family business.
Jake Shimabukuro--Ukulele Master
According to Hawaiian-born Jake Shimabukuro, "one of the great things about being a ukulele player is that audience expectations are always so low." That comment brought a nervous grin of embarrassment and recognition to the crowd @TEDxTokyo, along with the collective recognition of how wrong we were.
Check out his live performance on YouTube. Adorable!
Photo: Flickr whsaito
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