or what i'll do if not clerkship.
Dear world,
I will not be joining my classmates on the first of April for clerkship as I have found employment as bell-ringer and grounds sweeper in a Buddhist temple in the mountains of Japan. As a concession to my being a foreigner to the country, I will fortunately not be required to shave my head. I shall depend on the sweat of my brow and the rewards of the earth for sustenance and miso soup, pickled vegetables and clear spring water shall nourish me as I meditate and become one with the fresh mountain air that will surround me. I shall remove myself from all things of the flesh and shall be renewed not just in body but in spirit as well.
You, world, will always be included in my prayers which shall ask for forgiveness for all our failings.
I also promise that my secret stash of off-color fanfiction and doujinshi as well as my candybars will never be opened and shall remain buried near the north-facing roots of the third peach blossom tree that stands on the right-hand side of the temple garden's east side gate.
Today, I ask for serenity, the will, and the good humor to accompany me on this path of life that few have chosen.
March 31, 2010
08:01
I will not be joining my classmates on the first of April for clerkship as I have found employment as bell-ringer and grounds sweeper in a Buddhist temple in the mountains of Japan. As a concession to my being a foreigner to the country, I will fortunately not be required to shave my head. I shall depend on the sweat of my brow and the rewards of the earth for sustenance and miso soup, pickled vegetables and clear spring water shall nourish me as I meditate and become one with the fresh mountain air that will surround me. I shall remove myself from all things of the flesh and shall be renewed not just in body but in spirit as well.
You, world, will always be included in my prayers which shall ask for forgiveness for all our failings.
I also promise that my secret stash of off-color fanfiction and doujinshi as well as my candybars will never be opened and shall remain buried near the north-facing roots of the third peach blossom tree that stands on the right-hand side of the temple garden's east side gate.
Today, I ask for serenity, the will, and the good humor to accompany me on this path of life that few have chosen.
March 31, 2010
08:01