Amagi Yoshino (Rosaceae) is a hybrid of Oshimazakura and Edohiganzakura, and blooms in March and April with large white single flowers 3-5cm in diameter.
It's the season when cherry blossoms become a hot topic.
We are reincarnated, descending from the source of life to earth to refine our souls, completing our respective missions, and returning to the source of life again.
As long as we live, we experience joy and sorrow, sorrow and joy...
願はくは花の下にて春死なむ その如月の望月のころ」(西行法師)
"I wish to die in spring beneath the flowers, around the full moon of the month of Kisaragi" (Saigyo Hoshi)
I hope to complete my mission and die among the flowers around the full moon of February.
I too have reached an age where I can understand the feelings of Saigyo, who wrote a poem about returning to the source of life around the full moon of February, feeling the beginning of spring after completing his mission. I am grateful for the workings of the system of life and its blessings.
