I was waiting until I’d seen the episode to read your take on it! Thank you for the link, does that guy get special access ahead of time to the entire series? I’m so tempted to get his book for the Taiga from year before last, it’s Kamakura era and there was some great magical realism that I wish I understood better.
I also wanted to say, I have to watch each episode twice! I don’t always understand what is happening!
So true! I just started writing a sketch with one of the main characters "The Man on the Street" with this very idea in mind! However, tangentially related to your discussion of the definition(s) of bu ren -- the "or" of harm -- the problem I faced is this: Do I name the character "The Man in the Street" or "The Man on the Street"? The preposition "on" or "in" can bring to mind the contemporary association of a homeless person living in the streets -- or "on" the streets. And I want the imaginative association to be the one of prince-to-be-king without the obvious give-it-away descriptions of grandeur and wealth. (FWIW the other two characters in the sketch are The Woman from the Sea and The Third Eye of the Tree. I take humor seriously!). Thanks for reading this,Leanne. And The Man in/on the Street is curious if you have an opinion? This is, obviously, a powerful character and both meanings of bu ren must live by the heart of the man.
This is a wonderful Sally I had never really thought of that on versus in the street before but they both really called him the same image. Especially on the street! I had never heard of that expression, the third eye of the tree.
Thanks, Leanne, for commenting. Glad to hear you state that "on the street"especially called out to you. The Third Eye of the Tree just showed up while writing. Though it makes some kind of sense.
I was waiting until I’d seen the episode to read your take on it! Thank you for the link, does that guy get special access ahead of time to the entire series? I’m so tempted to get his book for the Taiga from year before last, it’s Kamakura era and there was some great magical realism that I wish I understood better.
I also wanted to say, I have to watch each episode twice! I don’t always understand what is happening!
I have on more link for you in tomorrow's post!! I got his book and will tell you what I think asap! :)
So true! I just started writing a sketch with one of the main characters "The Man on the Street" with this very idea in mind! However, tangentially related to your discussion of the definition(s) of bu ren -- the "or" of harm -- the problem I faced is this: Do I name the character "The Man in the Street" or "The Man on the Street"? The preposition "on" or "in" can bring to mind the contemporary association of a homeless person living in the streets -- or "on" the streets. And I want the imaginative association to be the one of prince-to-be-king without the obvious give-it-away descriptions of grandeur and wealth. (FWIW the other two characters in the sketch are The Woman from the Sea and The Third Eye of the Tree. I take humor seriously!). Thanks for reading this,Leanne. And The Man in/on the Street is curious if you have an opinion? This is, obviously, a powerful character and both meanings of bu ren must live by the heart of the man.
This is a wonderful Sally I had never really thought of that on versus in the street before but they both really called him the same image. Especially on the street! I had never heard of that expression, the third eye of the tree.
Thanks, Leanne, for commenting. Glad to hear you state that "on the street"especially called out to you. The Third Eye of the Tree just showed up while writing. Though it makes some kind of sense.
I can't wait to see where this writing goes!!! xo
Thanks, neither can I! Lol!