DAY 188
Kwartels, krekel, gierst en bloemen
메추라기와 귀뚜라미, 기장과 꽃
🖼 ONE LINE FROM THIS PAINTING
"What fullness is there in the lives of small creatures nestled low to the ground?"
📝ONGO's Reflection
This Japanese painting, rendered on silk by Tosa Mitsuoki, holds a pair of quail beside ears of millet. The hen has caught a cricket, and rose of Sharon and bellflower fill the surrounds. It is not a splendid bird but the daily life of a small bird nestled low to the ground. The insight drawn up from humble life is universal. Here I see the beauty of small sufficiency. Without flying high, there is a livelihood made complete by a single ear of millet underfoot and one morsel of food. In knowing how to be content with what is near, peace takes its rest.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
Before chasing what lies far off, weigh what is already there beneath your feet.
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