moku landScape design & reserch

a definition of beauty

美の定義

自然の木々の草花の関係にしても、
何一つ余裕で生きてる事はない
全てが自らの極限で成立しているように思われるし
それが最もバランスの取れた状態と言える
そうであっても極限を
そのまま表現する事が美しいとは思われない
大風に今にも折れそうな枝や花を見るより、
そよ風にゆらぐたおやかさを私は好む
人にしても、必死を通り抜けた清々しい笑顔に
むしろ強さを感じられし共鳴もするだろう
上質とは道理や正義を振りかざすものではなく
少し物足りないと思うかも知れないが
いつくしみや、包み込んだ微笑みに
似たようなものではないか

Neither nature’s trees nor its flowers
can afford to live sparingly.
They are always living at their fullest,
in a form of perfect balance.
Even so, I do not believe showing
them at their fullest could
be called beautiful.
Rather than watching branches and
flowers bending before a strong wind,
I find a gentle swaying to be
more appealing.
People are similar,
perhaps true strength and empathy are
felt
when seeing the smile of a person
who has struggled and survived.
True quality is not just brandishing
logic and correctness.
Though it might seem lacking,
I believe it is likely something
similar
to affection and a contented smile.