Quite paradoxically, people don’t always find success pleasant and important. We fight, then fall. In the midst of the despair and anger, our life can be intensely colorful. – Taro Okamoto [Okamoto Tarō] (1911 – 1996): The Eyes of Taro… More »
There should be two ways in life, the way to make a living and the way to really live on. However, most people only think about how to get their living in this world. – Taro Okamoto [Okamoto Tarō] (1911… More »
All of us who truly live are young and old at the same time, and we bear such a human destiny. – Taro Okamoto [Okamoto Tarō] (1911 – 1996): The Eyes of Taro Okamoto (Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay)… More »
“Tradition” is not a thing of the past. It is something that is created moment by moment through the present self. – Taro Okamoto [Okamoto Tarō] (1911 – 1996): The Eyes of Taro Okamoto (Image by Jonathan Singer from Pixabay)… More »
I wonder why people are so lethargic and inconsistent. To say that the world is boring means that they who say so are boring. – Taro Okamoto [Okamoto Tarō] (1911 – 1996): The Eyes of Taro Okamoto (translation by Okamoto… More »
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