The snow, the moon, the blossoms, words expressive of the seasons as they move one into another, include in the Japanese tradition the beauty of mountains and rivers and grasses and trees, of all the myriad manifestations of nature, of human feelings as well. The excitement of beauty calls forth strong fellow feelings, yearnings for companionship, and the word "comrade" can be taken to mean "human being". But good fun, and like certain songs, a certain kind of heightened head space. They're both pretty Hollywood, so total fantasy, natch.
Yashiro Yukio, internationally known as a scholar of Botticelli, a man of great learning in the art of the past and the present, of the East and the West, has summed up one of the special characteristics of Japanese art in a single poetic sentence: "The time of the snows, of the moon, of the blossoms - then more than ever we think of our comrades." When we see the beauty of the snow, when we see the beauty of the full moon, when we see the beauty of the cherries in bloom, when in short we brush against and are awakened by the beauty of the four seasons, it is then that we think most of those close to us, and want them to share the pleasure. Some Kind of Wonderful is a little more complex in its depictions of kids trying to fit in from varying levels of economic background. Yasunari Kawabata Japanese author, Nobel Prize winner 1899 - 1972Ĭontext: Dr. „When we see the beauty of the snow, when we see the beauty of the full moon, when we see the beauty of the cherries in bloom, when in short we brush against and are awakened by the beauty of the four seasons, it is then that we think most of those close to us, and want them to share the pleasure.“ If we ignore those teachings - whichever faith you belong, you profess, then I think we'll be finding ourselves in an even deeper mess.
But they were telling us, actually, how to live together. And I don't think that God sent us prophets and books to fight about these books and these prophets. Its that vast middle ground where people actually live, you know, that we have to reclaim and in that area, everybody should be able to live together. … I do believe that … a lot of Muslims have yet to learn, you know, the incredible great history and contribution of Islamic civilization - and its become very, if you like, in some way puritanical - that puritanical approach will become narrower and narrower and even become more fragmented. About Some Kind of Wonderful: The story behind 'Some Kind Of Wonderful Foods' starts in the hills of West Virginia, where John Ellison learned two important things that would eventually change his life. You know, singing out for a more peaceful world today, I think, can only do good. Blend of garlic and onion powder, spices, salt, celery, and parsley flakes. Interview on CBS News Sunday Morning (30 November 2006)Ĭontext: Here's a chance, I think, for us to kind of remind ourselves, of those things we all commonly enjoy and love and share, try to get back together. Cat Stevens British singer-songwriter 1948
„Here's a chance, I think, for us to kind of remind ourselves, of those things we all commonly enjoy and love and share, try to get back together.“