The notion is called wabi-sabi life, like the cherry blossom, it is beautiful because of its impermanence, not in spite of it, more exquisite for the inevitability of loss.
Interpretation
Wabi-sabi life appreciates beauty in impermanence and loss.
The quote highlights the concept of wabi-sabi, which embraces the transient nature of life. It suggests that the fleeting beauty of experiences, similar to cherry blossoms, makes life more precious and exquisite, as it reminds us that everything is temporary and that loss is an inherent part of existence.
In practice
In a speech about mindfulness, one could reference this quote to emphasize the importance of appreciating the present moment.
Effectively, it makes the greasepaint permanent, blurring the lines not only between public and private but also between the authentic and contrived self. If all the world was once a stage, it has now become a reality TV show: we mere players are not just aware of the camera; we mug for it.
When I reached adulthood, even now, I could afford to belong to a country club. But I could never belong to a private club because of my experience as a child, because it would isolate me from the whole of humanity.
To speak the truth is the most difficult of all arts, for in its "pure" form, not connected with the interests of individuals, groups, classes, or nations, truth is almost completely unsuitable for use by the Philistine and is unacceptable to him.
There is a foundation for our lives, a place in which our life rests. That place is nothing but the present moment, as we see, hear, experience what is. If we do not return to that place, we live our lives out of our heads. We blame others; we complain; we feel sorry for ourselves. All of these symptoms show that we're stuck in our thoughts. We're out of touch with the open space that is always right here.
Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.
Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken.
It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of collected wisdom, but we necessarily have, at the same time, the inconvenience of their collected passions, prejudices and private interests: for regulating commerce an assembly of great men is the greatest fool on earth
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