Even the prosperous inevitably decay(22 Sep 2007)
巨大な廃墟の前に立つと頭に浮かぶのは絶頂期の想像と共に、高校の頃、授業で暗記させられた一節
祇園精舎の鐘の音、諸行無常の響きあり
沙羅双樹の花の色、盛者必衰の理を表す
When I saw the huge ruins of Elgin Cathedral, I imagined the best period of the Cathedral and I reminded opening lines of Tale of the Heike that I had memorized when I was a high school student.
The sound of the bell of Gion-shoja, rings with the transience of all things.
The color of the flowers of paired sal trees, shows the truth that all glories must fade.
