Friday, February 27, 2026

“Not to be altered lightly”

Kenkō, Essays in Idleness, trans. Donald Keene (New York: Columbia University Press, 1998).

I trust that the relevance of this passage to the present moment is obvious.

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[From Keene’s notes: The Horikawa prime minister was Koga Mototomo (1232-97).]

comments: 2

Sean Crawford said...

I think the US of A is a fine country, and you should be proud, but I live off-shore, in someplace foreign, and I don't get it.

Michael Leddy said...

I was thinking of the partial destruction of the White House.