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Whose name is writ in water?
Mono no aware
Here is an obscure emotion that took me a few days to understand but Mono no aware is a Japanese idiom that describes the feeling of bittersweet and a deep appreciation for the impermanence of life. it can be translated as "the pathos of things."
If this is confusing, it's the feeling of nostalgia but instead of longing for the past, Mono no aware longs for the present moments. The moments where life and time becomes still as you appreciate the beautiful sensation of euphoria, however you're sadden that the sensation won't last for long.
If this is still confusing. One prime example is in studio ghibli's Spirited Away, where Chihiro sits on the train in solitude as she stares off in longing. The scene captures this stillness and poignant feeling where it feels like the story has taken a pause. It's the quiet moment where you finally enjoy the silence after going through hardship, where you reflect and appreciate what was lost and what has changed.🌸🩷🌿
Ph. Un mio scatto
物の哀れ (Mono no aware) è un concetto estetico centrale del Giappone del periodo Heian(794-1185), che descrive la capacità di essere profondamente toccati da ciò che percepiamo attraverso i sensi.
Questa emozione è legata alla consapevolezza dell'impermanenza: tutto ciò che esiste è destinato a finire, e proprio per questo genera una dolce malinconia.
Nato nella sensibilità della cultura aristocratica (in particolare nella letteratura femminile), il mono no aware unisce: emozione, desideri inappagati e il senso della transitorietà della vita.
Sono impregnata di questo. Lo scrivo, mi espongo, lo cerco in tutti i modi. Vive dentro di me. Ho un legame particolare con il Giappone, fin da quando era una bimba di 6 anni. Non chiedetemi come questo possa essere possibile perché non ho nessun antenato conosciuto proveniente da quella terra.
©Jh
Cherry Blossom Days
Finally, here's the latest of my works! I hope you enjoy this little moment of peace under the cherry trees 🌸🌸🌸 Let me know what you think!
Life finds a way between the concrete and the road. Source: Sleepy Noon Radio.
“Beauty plus pity—that is the closest we can get to a definition of art. Where there is beauty there is pity for the simple reason that beauty must die: beauty always dies, the manner dies with the matter, the world dies with the individual.”
—Vladimir Nabokov, Lectures on Literature