Fluttering merrily and
sleeping in the dew
in a field of flowers,
in whose dream
is this butterfly?
- Otagaki Rengetsu
Wonderful poem by one of Japan's most famous poets.
On a certain level, life is really but a dream. Who knows what is real or what is fake?
The fleetingness of life is at the core of all warrior culture. How do we live knowing that we will eventually die?
The short life of the butterfly and its fleeting beauty call to us to enjoy the brief beauty of our lives while we are still here.