wisest-fool: This illustration is dedicated to anyone on any kind of journey in life, including life
wisest-fool: This illustration is dedicated to anyone on any kind of journey in life, including life itself. Some of you will be starting a new journey entirely, some of you will be continuing a journey after an all too brief respite, and some of you will be coming to the end of a long journey in the upcoming months. If there is ever a time where you feel the need to give up, break down or ,the worst, run away, this is for you. 頑張る is a Japanese term of Zen Buddhist origin which means “enduring the seemingly unbearable with patience and dignity.” This term was later adopted by the Japanese Americans during their horrific time at the internment camps during World War II. Unaware of the concept, Americans took it as a sign of subordination and lack of initiative. As their captors laughed in their faces, the Japanese diligently exercised one of the most difficult of Buddhist practices testing their will, humanity and pride. The figure depicted is Jizo, the patron of travelers and pilgrims. He is well documented in the Buddhist religion for easing and shortening the sentence of those serving their time in hell. I’m sure in their time of suffering the Japanese looked to such a deity for some kind of comfort or aid in what they perceived as hell. Though their journey was long, hard, and riddled with death, the Japanese emerged bruised, battered, but alive. Remember that every journey has an obstacle, wall or mountain that you will think is too high to overcome. Fuck it. It’s just another item that you’re going have to check off on your list of things to do. Be diligent, be quiet, and be efficient. Your hell is only temporary, and you will get over that mountain. -- source link
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