
Patience… Nature’s Rule (a Hai bun)
In our world, we bow down and worship instant gratification. We find the opposite is true with nature. Since time began, nature has been patiently going through its annual cycles and seasons.
The book of Ecclesiastes tells us there is a time and a season for everything, a time for every purpose under heaven. Nature teaches us to be patient and wait for the right moment. The buds sitting in each joint wait for the sun, rain, and light to be exactly in sync before opening.
Sometimes we think we must make things happen in our life instead of waiting for the time to be right. Rushing things usually ends in disaster. The prophet Isaiah tells us, Those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength. There is a lot of wisdom in waiting for the right time to bloom. You will know when everything is in sync and the time is right.
Stump of each dry leaf
A bud full of potential
Waiting patiently
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
Victoria Slotto Kicked off our week with Haibun Monday—No Ko Me—Tree Buds
“In Japanese the word pending is implied in the Kigo, No Ko Me--tree buds. The bud holds so much potential, the possibility of the tree becoming all that is was created to be.”
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