beautiful..and so to the point!..merle
"My life may appear melancholy, But travelling through this world I have entrusted myself to Heaven. In my sack, three sho of rice; By the hearth, a bundle of firewood. If someone asks what is the mark of enlightenment or illusion, I cannot say.......wealth and honor are nothing but dust, As the evening rain falls I sit in my hermitage And stretch out both feet in answer." - Daigu Ryokan (1758-1831) [source: thegreenleaf.co.uk]
