Sweet Bean Paste

by Durian Sukegawa

I pay attention to the language of things in this world that don’t use words. That’s what I call Listening, and I’ve been doing it for sixty years now.

It’s my belief that everything in this world has its own language. We have the ability to open up our ears and minds to anything and everything. That could be someone walking down the street, or it could be the sunshine or the wind.

I try to live a blameless life, but am crushed at times by peoples’ lack of understanding.