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fandomhigh2020-09-10 04:43 am
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The Art of Ma; Thursday, Second Period [09/10].
Hopefully, everyone would have their traveling hats and geta with them that morning, because the Art of Ma was going on a trip! Not that such a journey would involve anything more strenuous than booking a portal for the class period, because anything more than that would just not be worth it, in Shunsui's eyes, but still! Who didn't love a trip?
"Ohayōgozaimasu, ducklings ♥!" he greeted them in a cheery, sing-song voice. "I hope you're ready to be contemplated and introspective, because today we will be attempting to experience the influence of the Art of Ma through its indesputable master, Mother Nature herself ♥. If you're all ready," he made a sweeping gesture, "and will just follow me..."
And once they were through, they would find themselves on in the mountains, with striking views and a small temple nearby.
"Welcome, ducklings, to Yamadera, more specifically Risshakuji Temple perched delicately among the rocky peaks of Mount Hoshu ♥, acclaimed to offer some of the best vistas in all of Japan. This temple was built all the way back in the year 860, and boasts a ritual flame that has been burning for over one thousand years ♥."
If his tone made it sound like he thought that was sort of quaint, well, he did.
"It was here that the well-known and acclaimed Japanese poet Basho is said to have composed one of his most famous poems, and Japanese poetry is a fine study of the Art of Ma that we will get into in more depth later on in the semester, but, as you take a moment to look around you, and consider:
"Shizukasa ya
iwa ni shimi iru
semi no koe
"Or, translated:
"Ah, stillness-
Sinking into the rocks.
A cicada's cry.
"Ah," he continued, after a moment of letting that stillness reign, for the students to look around and feel it sink into the rocks surrounding them, for them to notice the drone of the cicadas rising up from the forest, then chuckled softly, "but I am filling our negative space with a lot of empty words, neh ♥? Let's get to it. Today, I would like you all to feel the presence of ma around you in this space ♥. Explore if you'd like, but I encourage you to find a spot to sit and be contemplative on this landscape and the world around you. When you hear the sound of the gong, we will gather back here at the temple for tea and discuss our experiences. I will be here, should anyone need me before then. If there aren't any questions, then off you go, ducklings, go discover the stillness sinking into the rocks and we'll talk soon ♥."
"Ohayōgozaimasu, ducklings ♥!" he greeted them in a cheery, sing-song voice. "I hope you're ready to be contemplated and introspective, because today we will be attempting to experience the influence of the Art of Ma through its indesputable master, Mother Nature herself ♥. If you're all ready," he made a sweeping gesture, "and will just follow me..."
And once they were through, they would find themselves on in the mountains, with striking views and a small temple nearby.
"Welcome, ducklings, to Yamadera, more specifically Risshakuji Temple perched delicately among the rocky peaks of Mount Hoshu ♥, acclaimed to offer some of the best vistas in all of Japan. This temple was built all the way back in the year 860, and boasts a ritual flame that has been burning for over one thousand years ♥."
If his tone made it sound like he thought that was sort of quaint, well, he did.
"It was here that the well-known and acclaimed Japanese poet Basho is said to have composed one of his most famous poems, and Japanese poetry is a fine study of the Art of Ma that we will get into in more depth later on in the semester, but, as you take a moment to look around you, and consider:
"Shizukasa ya
iwa ni shimi iru
semi no koe
"Or, translated:
"Ah, stillness-
Sinking into the rocks.
A cicada's cry.
"Ah," he continued, after a moment of letting that stillness reign, for the students to look around and feel it sink into the rocks surrounding them, for them to notice the drone of the cicadas rising up from the forest, then chuckled softly, "but I am filling our negative space with a lot of empty words, neh ♥? Let's get to it. Today, I would like you all to feel the presence of ma around you in this space ♥. Explore if you'd like, but I encourage you to find a spot to sit and be contemplative on this landscape and the world around you. When you hear the sound of the gong, we will gather back here at the temple for tea and discuss our experiences. I will be here, should anyone need me before then. If there aren't any questions, then off you go, ducklings, go discover the stillness sinking into the rocks and we'll talk soon ♥."
Re: Contemplate Nature - AoM, 09/10.