Word 031
The five-story pagoda of Kofukuji rises quietly into the Nara sky.
Its reflection resting on the still surface of Sarusawa Pond, the pagoda has simply stood here for centuries — without force, without insistence. And yet, it draws people in.
Standing before it, I found myself thinking back to an earlier time. A time when I chased things with everything I had. The harder I pushed, the further away things seemed to drift.
There was a time when I desperately chased after something — yet somehow, nothing seemed to go right.
Then one day, I realized something.
I had been holding on too tightly.
The moment I let go of my attachment, life began to turn for the better.
I became certain: "NO Attachment, GOOD Life!!"
Try gently releasing what you have been gripping so tightly. What you feared losing may have been the very thing holding you back. Let go — and feel the breeze return.