Joy of Flying

I always loved flying.

It is a good reminder that behind the clouds, there is always blue

skies (or whole universes), that somewhere the Sun is still shining.

I used to feel such a relief by "detaching myself" from the daily

grind. But this time, I felt a little sad leaving the place I had

lived, and felt nervous about going to "the unknown". I felt as if I

was being peeled off from the surface of the Earth...

Well, after all, the life has completely different things to offer if

I were still attached to something I am leaving behind.

It is a lesson about being in the present moment, when it comes and

contains you, and letting gracefully go as it passes. A lesson about

welcoming whatever comes with smile and gratitude.

So, ultimately it is good to drop by completely new places more frequently.

久しぶりに空を旅した。飛ぶのは好きだったはずなのに、今回の旅行は、住み慣れた愛着のある土地を離れるという気持ちが大きくて、自分でも戸惑った。複雑な気持ちをかかえたまま機上の人となったが、飛んでみると、とてもすがすがしい。　”雲の上はいつも青空がひろがっている”と初めて聞いた時は、目から鱗が落ちたのを憶えているが、全くそのとおりである。
結局、前にすすんでみることで、視界は全く違う物になり、自分が想像した以上のことを人生はいつも用意してくれていると思う。来るものこばまず、去るものは追わず。現在目の前にあるものに感謝する。初心に戻らされた旅となりました。

for the love of donkey!

I made a wonderful friend around our love of donkey!

Cynthia is an artist who creates intricate sculptures.

Now, how did I meet her?

Well... I forgot how to log into my blogging account for "The Curious

Donkey" and had to search a bit, and... What do I know? I stumbled on

Cynthias blog, a blog entitled "A Donkey Diary "! 

I was impressed with her love for the donkeys! Turns out she was

living not too far from my friend whom I was about to visit.

So, I had the chance to meet Cynthia at her donkeyland on that

beautiful island.

 人の出会いというのはわからないもので、最近、ロバを通じて素晴らしい友人ができた。
Cynthiaは、カナダのバンクーバー島に住むアーティストで、家で三頭のロバを飼っている。そして彼らとの生活について"A Donkey Diary "というブログを書いている。７月にバンクーバー島に住む友人を訪ねるついでに彼女のdonkeylandにお邪魔してきました。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

There, the donkeys Siog, Deenah and Dorica live, their lives touched

by Cynthia's great love and care. I fell in love with them at once.

This was the first time I was meeting donkeys up close. They not only

were very nice to me, they also tried to impress me with their

tricks. (Cynthia does clicker training, a training based on positive

reinforcement.) They were very intelligent beings.

Siog, Deenah とDoricaはとっても人懐っこくてかわいい！

それだけでなく、跳んだりはねたり、はりきって憶えたての芸当を披露してくれました。

All this proved that they were, indeed, very curious , also!

I was right!

Please visit Cynthia's blog and my web album to see more photographs

of those lovely companions!

ロバはかしこい動物だろうな〜思ってましたが、そのとおりでした。そして！好奇心旺盛。（curious)