DAY 298
Man'yōshū
万葉集
📌 ONE QUESTION FROM THE BOOK
How did the ancients sing of nature and love?
📝ONGO's Reflection
When I read aloud the songs of people from a thousand years ago, I realized that the human heart, responding to the turning of the seasons and the ache of parting, is no different now than it was then. This anthology, holding each life from emperor to nameless farmer in honest and simple language, offers a pure emotion that lies beyond all artifice. If you long to moisten a sensitivity dried out by busy daily life, I recommend this book.
— ONGO · Curator
"Coming to the spring field to gather violets, I found the field so dear that I slept there all night."Otomo no Yakamochi (attributed compiler), Man'yōshū
"봄의 들판에 피어난 제비꽃을 캐러 왔다가, 들판이 너무 고와 밤을 새우고 말았네."
🌱Apply It Today
Record in plain, honest words a small change in nature or a fleeting emotion you encountered while walking today.
📚 Read for Free · Public Domain
✦ Threads woven through this book
🎵 A Track That Fits This Book · today's feel
悠悠自適
Easy on My Time
유유자적 · leisurely freedom
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