"How Many More Full Moons Will I See" Reading Notes#
Author: [Japan] Ryuichi Sakamoto
Reading Time: 3 hours
These are the notes and excerpts I recorded while reading "How Many More Full Moons Will I See" on WeChat Reading.
Chapter One: Coexisting with Cancer#
How many more full moons will I see rise?
Because we do not know when death will come, we still regard life as an inexhaustible source. However, the events we encounter in a lifetime may only happen a few times. How many more times will we recall the childhood memories that once shaped our lives? Perhaps four or five more times. How many more times will we witness the full moon rise? Perhaps at most twenty more times. Yet people always firmly believe that these opportunities are endless.
Time tilts, touches me, emitting a clear metallic sound. My senses tremble, I feel I can—I can grasp this malleable daylight.
The word "Music" comes from "Muse." The Muses are goddesses of art and culture in Greek mythology.
Yesterday when I was young and reckless
For forty years, I have done as I pleased; it can be said that each creation is somewhat different from the last. This character of not thinking too much about what to do tomorrow, to put it nicely, is to "live in the moment."
How many more full moons will I see rise?
Because we do not know when death will come, we still regard life as an inexhaustible source. However, the events we encounter in a lifetime may only happen a few times. How many more times will we recall the childhood memories that once shaped our lives? Perhaps four or five more times. How many more times will we witness the full moon rise? Perhaps at most twenty more times. Yet people always firmly believe that these opportunities are endless.
Time tilts, touches me, emitting a clear metallic sound. My senses tremble, I feel I can—I can grasp this malleable daylight.
The word "Music" comes from "Muse." The Muses are goddesses of art and culture in Greek mythology.
Yesterday when I was young and reckless
For forty years, I have done as I pleased; it can be said that each creation is somewhat different from the last. This character of not thinking too much about what to do tomorrow, to put it nicely, is to "live in the moment."
Chapter Four: Travel and Creation#
First there is the individual, then there is the nation; no one is born to sacrifice for the nation.
First there is the individual, then there is the nation; no one is born to sacrifice for the nation.
Chapter Five: First Setback#
I realized that excessively pursuing a monk-like disciplined diet sacrifices human vitality, which is a reversal of priorities.
I realized that excessively pursuing a monk-like disciplined diet sacrifices human vitality, which is a reversal of priorities.
Chapter Six: Moving Towards Higher Mountains#
When we gaze at the stars in the night sky, we unconsciously connect the bright points with lines in our minds, drawing constellations. I think this is a habit of the human brain. In reality, these stars are tens of thousands of light-years apart, but we perceive them as objects on the same plane.
According to Fukuoka, the human brain's tendency to connect the stars in the night sky, which is rationality, is called logos, while the true existence of the stars is called physis— the root of the word physics, meaning "nature itself." From a certain point onward, every time I am with Fukuoka, we discuss how humanity can transcend "logos" and approach the state of "nature," to the point of becoming tiresome.
When we gaze at the stars in the night sky, we unconsciously connect the bright points with lines in our minds, drawing constellations. I think this is a habit of the human brain. In reality, these stars are tens of thousands of light-years apart, but we perceive them as objects on the same plane.
According to Fukuoka, the human brain's tendency to connect the stars in the night sky, which is rationality, is called logos, while the true existence of the stars is called physis— the root of the word physics, meaning "nature itself." From a certain point onward, every time I am with Fukuoka, we discuss how humanity can transcend "logos" and approach the state of "nature," to the point of becoming tiresome.
Afterword#
Because we don't know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, some afternoon that's so deeply a part of your being that you can't even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four or five times more. Perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps twenty. And yet it all seems limitless.
No matter how ugly the city is, no matter how beautiful the nature is, the most beautiful moment in the world is dawn.
In the past, when a person was born, those around would laugh; when a person died, those around would cry. In the future, life and existence will be further undervalued. Life will become increasingly easy to manipulate. Dying before witnessing such a world is a fortunate thing.
The fervent pursuit of higher and faster competition is extremely similar to (Japan's) eugenics ideology. This is not the society we should pursue.
Listening to Mozart to restore the balance of music. At the same time, I also feel a distant sense of disharmony in Mozart's music. It is, well—far away. But I also feel this is the foundation of music.
The butterfly falls, its sound booming, at the time of freezing.
Because we don't know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, some afternoon that's so deeply a part of your being that you can't even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four or five times more. Perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps twenty. And yet it all seems limitless.
No matter how ugly the city is, no matter how beautiful the nature is, the most beautiful moment in the world is dawn.
In the past, when a person was born, those around would laugh; when a person died, those around would cry. In the future, life and existence will be further undervalued. Life will become increasingly easy to manipulate. Dying before witnessing such a world is a fortunate thing.
The fervent pursuit of higher and faster competition is extremely similar to (Japan's) eugenics ideology. This is not the society we should pursue.
Listening to Mozart to restore the balance of music. At the same time, I also feel a distant sense of disharmony in Mozart's music. It is, well—far away. But I also feel this is the foundation of music.
The butterfly falls, its sound booming, at the time of freezing.
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