tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487035271589808512.post357623122137830066..comments2017-11-29T02:41:37.086-08:00Comments on Beautify...Pacify: "Arigato" and "kansha"Valhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07052983331122916155noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487035271589808512.post-43403738849821111112016-11-14T13:25:20.991-08:002016-11-14T13:25:20.991-08:00So beautiful, these characters are so beautiful at...So beautiful, these characters are so beautiful at first sight! And when you explain them, they take on so much meaning and depth. It is never simple, is it? Understanding these characters seems to be a process of understanding several meanings in one. It is like putting things in perspective and realizing that things are both opposed and reconciled at once (like what you explained about meaning 'precious' and 'difficult' for example). Sachi, one day you have to explain what's the difference between kanji and hiragana and katakana, I don't know what differenciates them. I've said that already, but I find there is such depth, subtlety and refinement in your culture! Arigato, dearest Sachi. :)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052983331122916155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487035271589808512.post-58281422465621019512016-11-14T12:53:56.497-08:002016-11-14T12:53:56.497-08:00I love this. Beautiful and simple. And I love the ...I love this. Beautiful and simple. And I love the power a word has from the associations we have in our hearts and minds from it. And I loved what you said about arigato being a kind of energy. I've been thinking lately that the smallest good things have power to jape the world with the energy they send out (and that I need to be more careful as the same is true in a negative sense from the smallest unkindnesses and impatience, etc.)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045958241240870948noreply@blogger.com