makoto no kokoro

N PREPERATION. . . .

Makoto - The Samurai's Watchword

The toxic truth about Japan's 'harmony' after the tsunami | Mail Online

Japanese show power of patience, stoic discipline amid triple crises - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

humility (sound of water)

Note makoto no kokoro (“heart of truth”). Timely reminder. Unfortunately, as the song goes, 'a good heart is hard to find'. A consideration as to why we should all endeavour to represent a better way, you know, as ambassadors of hard-pressed haiku.

baby swallows

around the head—

startled!

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20-10-11