Hello 2017

Hello, 2017!

Ikkyū (1394–1481), a Japanese Zen monk & mystic, left his unique philosophy to us as the form of poetry called KYOUKA. This is one of his lines that tells us the meaning of the New Year: 

The New Year’s Day comes once a year
Which is the milestone of your journey.

(Your life is a journey to Heaven.)
When you have come to the new milestone, 

Celebrate it & think seriously about the rest of your life!

May 2017 be the best year of your life!

blind bard
the editor of LIFE IS A JOKE, 

a collection of quotations, sayings, verses, 

& any other things made with words 

that entertain us.

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原詩

門松は冥土の旅の一里塚
　めでたくもありめでたくもなし

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LIFE IS A JOKE, 

a collection of quotations, sayings, verses, & any other things made with words that entertain us.