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Just EnoughSoil for legs Axe for hands Flower for eyes Bird for ears Mushrooms for nose Smile for mouth Songs for lungs Sweat for skin Wind for mindNanao Sakaki
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If you have time to chatter, Read books. If you have time to read, Walk into mountain, desert and ocean. If you have time to walk, Sing songs and dance. If you have time to dance, Sit quietly, you happy, lucky idiot.Nanao Sakaki
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When in doubt, tell the truth. When in pain, listen to the wind.Nanao Sakaki
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In the morning After taking cold shower –-what a mistake–- I look at the mirror. There, a funny guy, Grey hair, white beard, wrinkled skin, –-what a pity–- Poor, dirty, old man, He is not me, absolutely not. Land and life Fishing in the ocean Sleeping in the desert with stars Building a shelter in the mountains Farming the ancient way Singing with coyotes Singing against nuclear war– I’ll never be tired of life. Now I’m seventeen years old, Very charming young man. I sit quietly in lotus position, Meditating, meditating for nothing. Suddenly a voice comes to me: “To stay young, To save the world, Break the mirror.Nanao Sakaki