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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Living in the Mountains
by Jakushitsu Genko (1290-1367)
Neither seeking fame
nor grieving my poverty
I hide deep in the mountain
far from worldly dust.
Year ending
cold sky
who will befriend me?
Plum blossom on a new branch
wrapped in moonlight
nor grieving my poverty
I hide deep in the mountain
far from worldly dust.
Year ending
cold sky
who will befriend me?
Plum blossom on a new branch
wrapped in moonlight
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Today is the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, founded by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961. The Peace Corps is still serving today in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South America.
In it, we see the old man, although, perhaps he is not as old as he looks, leaving the young girl in his care at home while he goes to beg for food. His clothes are drab and ill-fitting. His shoes look like they have been repaired with cloth wrapped around them, and look too big for his feet.
The paint around the door is peeling and the potted plant to the left, is alive, although it has probably seen better days. Perhaps it is a metaphor for the man and his family.
The little girl looks wistfully at him as if she is wishing he did not have to go beg for their supper.
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