In The Cycle Of Nature There Is

From That Day On, It Was The Desert That Would Be Important. She Would Look To It Everyday, And Would Try To Guess Which Star The Boy Was Following In Search Of His Treasure. She Would Have To Send Her Kisses On The Wind Hoping That The Wind Would Touch The Boy's Face, And Would Tell Him That She Was Alive.

Still, Being Fragile Creatures, Humans Always Try To Hide From Themselves The Certainty That They Will Die. They Do Not See That It Is Death Itself That Motivates Them To Do The Best Things In Their Lives. They Are Afraid To Step Into The Dark, Afraid Of The Unknown, And Their Only Way Of Conquering That Fear Is To Ignore The Fact That Their Days Are Numbered. They Do Not See That With An Awareness Of Death, They Would Be Able To Be Even More Daring, To Go Much Further In Their Daily Conquests, Because Then They Would Have Nothing To Lose- For Death Itself Is Inevitable.

Tea Ceremony Is A Way Of Worshipping The Beautiful And The Simple. All One's Efforts Are Concentrated On Trying To Achieve Perfection Through The Imperfect Gestures Of Daily Life. Its Beauty Consists In The Respect With Which It Is Performed. If A Mere Cup Of Tea Can Bring Us Closer To God, We Should Watch Out For All The Other Dozens Of Opportunities That Each Ordinary Day Offers Us.

Omens Are The Individual Language In Which God Talks To You. My Omens Are Not Your Omens.

An Awareness Of Death Encourages Us To Live More Intensely.