July 2, 2025

Suiren (water lily) flower: Kita-kamakura

Suiren (water lily) flower: Kita-kamakura

Flowers are the silent storytellers that tell the tales of life and reincarnation on this small planet called the Earth.

Plants and trees bear flowers in the circulation of the seasons to begin their short but earnest reproductive activity, and eventually, within a few days, their flowers complete their mission of life and quickly disappear without leaving any traces. 

The year-round lives of plants and trees are the long and patient preparation for their flowers as the organs for renewed growth and survival, and when their flowering is completed, they must return to a long stillness in their unremarkable figures.

As if to herald the beginning of the dazzling summer, a lovely flower of water lily has bloomed in my humble garden again this year. Before my eyes, the cycle of reincarnation is presenting itself secretly and this precious flower is quietly revealing the private story of life on this planet of water.


 

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