How often do you walk out of the house with no cell phone and no ipod? You may think you`re aware, and sure you can multi-task, but there is nothing that compares to learning to appreciate solitude. Forget the destination, just walk, breathe, look, see, take in.
I take my headphones out of my ears and for the first few minutes, I feel bored and restless. Walking is just walking.
Then the world started to appear all around, the details being filled in by an invisible artist. I walked from the station to my home, a trip I have done hundreds of times… and for the very first time I notice that my trip is actually a botnical and education garden. The whole path is planted with different kinds of trees, each marked with a small sign to identify it. These are not necessarily trees that are natural to Japan but a whole array, from palm to pine, to wide jungle leaves.
Life has created eyelid over eyelid of blinder and judgement and disillusionment. Open and open and open again.
SHASHIN PER DAY: Living Japan 