ephemerality

death

Japan

Japanese (language)

momento mori

pathos

sadness

samurai

Japanese culture

transience

untranslatable word

haiku

lightning

permanence

tattoo

temporary tattoo

language

philosophy of language

plate tectonics

dog owner

pet owner

cat owner

depression

geology

is the nature of the world. Eventually the floating clouds must vanish and the withering wind must cease.

No matter how bad a state of mind you may get into, if you keep strong and hold out, eventually the floating clouds must vanish and the withering wind must cease. Dogen

is the anture of existence. It is easy to forget that we are all dead men conversing with dead men.

We forget that we are all dead men conversing with dead men.

is eternity.  Tthe beauty of a fleeting moment is eternal.

The beauty of a fleeting moment is eternal.

is the nature of things --- look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too.

Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too.

is beautiful --- Loveliest of lovely things are they, On earth, that soonest pass away.

Loveliest of lovely things are they, On earth, that soonest pass away.

ephemerality, n.All

ephemerality