The pollen are out.
The Claritin are in.
And the cherry are blossoming, in Japan, and in DC.
What a thoughtful gift!
TIME documented a photo “Spring time in Japan”, dated 1989. It shows office workers lunching,
in optimism, with cherry blossom in the background.
Now, more than 20 years later, things have completely changed for this once Number 2 Nation.
A surprising stat I came across yesterday in “When China rules the world”, is that by 2050,
Vietnam will surpass Canada in GDP. Perhaps because of its young and growing population.
For now, a lot can go right and wrong in the next 40 years.
A plane failed to land, took out the Polish president.
A 7+ magnitude.
Or just a pedal that gets stuck.
Yahoo features a story on what your friends posted could harm your career prospect as well.
Some friends!
Might as well blog and be held responsible for your own comments.
Just like second-hand smoke. I prefer smoking myself than inhaling someone else’s.
I pick up The Empathic Civilization again. The author pins a new label on our current Age: the Age of Empathy
(vs the Age of Faith, the Age of Reason – Augustinian vs Descartes).
We participate, therefore we are.
Back to our Spring time. I don’t know when the government of Japan gave those cherry trees to Washington
(just like the Chinese who sent over Panda on loan). But, every Spring, the city is beautified with a new coat of life.
And the two bombs couldn’t even stop the seasonal recurrence of beauty and grace over man’s violence and destruction.
There is no secret that our journey at its most primal state ia a journey back to Eden: with trees ( creation) and recreation.
And pollen too. Ah chut!
Thang Nguyen 555 