An Environmental Mistake
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I wore the 2011 T-shirt to my zazen session on June 22 and asked permission to talk about the meaning of the event, the picture, the purpose of the artwork. We had a pretty good discussion, considering my limitations in the Japanese language. And they compared the hand printed blue banner and the image on the T and talked about the bird making a nest, a safe place, a home. All of that happened in one of the tatami mat rooms in the public meeting hall. I had a hard time finding someone to go with me, and even when he did, he wouldn’t take a picture with me. I got two images. Herewith, the second. This concrete closed off area is an environmental, engineering mistake, a cul-de-sac with no ingress or exit. We saw a turtle, or yes, it probably was a turtle, making bubbles over there. And we discussed suburban development and families and respecting the environment and the danger of tsunami or earthquake.
So here is the second picture. At least I got out twice to try to figure out how to Honor Global Earth Exchange—and I am thankful to see the spirit of beauty and giving around the world.
I wore the 2011 T-shirt to my zazen session on June 22 and asked permission to talk about the meaning of the event, the picture, the purpose of the artwork. We had a pretty good discussion, considering my limitations in the Japanese language. And they compared the hand printed blue banner and the image on the T and talked about the bird making a nest, a safe place, a home. All of that happened in one of the tatami mat rooms in the public meeting hall. I had a hard time finding someone to go with me, and even when he did, he wouldn’t take a picture with me. I got two images. Herewith, the second. This concrete closed off area is an environmental, engineering mistake, a cul-de-sac with no ingress or exit. We saw a turtle, or yes, it probably was a turtle, making bubbles over there. And we discussed suburban development and families and respecting the environment and the danger of tsunami or earthquake.
So here is the second picture. At least I got out twice to try to figure out how to Honor Global Earth Exchange—and I am thankful to see the spirit of beauty and giving around the world.
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