Farewell and gone but... with " Advance " Japanese calligraphy

Pure white like snow will melt in the sky.

Dynamism of life is full.

It penetrates into the heart of people.

The trace is memorized even if become extinct.

All will transmigrate.

The worry is unnecessary.

We may have forgotten something important.

散りぬべき　時知りてこそ　世の中の　　花も花なれ　人も人なれ

　　　　細川ガラシャ　(1563-1600)

Simply because they know when to leave... 　In this world　　A flower is a flower 　A person is a person, too

　　　　Hosokawa Gracia (1563-1600)

　　　" 進 " (shin, or susumu). It is translated as advance, make progress, enter, etc.

　　　This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.

　　　Etymology :　Ideogrammic compound

　　　 semantic 辵 (walk) 　+ 　phonetic　隹 (bird)

We will not stay there forever.

It's impossible because the time is always moving forward.

remaind and stopped people is pathetic. Their growth will stop, too.

However, we will make progress, go to the future...

散る桜　　残る桜も　　散る桜

　　良寛 　　(1758–1831)

scattered SAKURA　　remaining SAKURA either　　will scatter SAKURA

　　Ryōkan 　(1758–1831)

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あひおひの　　松も桜も　　八千代へ　　君がみゆきの　　けふをはじめに

淀殿　(1569 – 1615)

Surely everlasting existence　　Black pine and cherry tree　　When you came　　From today

Yodo-dono　　(1569 – 1615)

We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead.

We cannot turn back.

Martin Luther King ( August 28, 1963 )

God bless you