Worship

I keep encountering worship for whatever reason, but this feels more like a reminder of who we are and to learn how to be more appreciative.

She has done many ceremonies and performances too, but one must take pride in all or don’t, don’t, do it at all.

We talked about her life and her performances. The night before, we watched videos of her dancing on stage. She looked amazing. After watching the videos for hours, I felt a bit hypnotized. Lately, slow things are more attractive.

Of course, I can’t understand the story told by this dance or singing.

I begin to see such a classic act as more of a contemporary performance; it feels that way to me. I could not date this performance. It could be from the past or done just today.

The next day Miss Reiko Amakasa san invites me to visit the temple where she assists. A special ceremony was hosted on this day. So we went on foot, the day was sunny.

After the ceremony, the Buddhist priest gave me an Omamory (amulet) for safety and protection.

We walked back to her house, and I set my GPS direction to Yokohama around noon.

Today has already passed by. Detached, I see other possibilities, other realities. Indeed, mostly personal. When riding the bike, I am constantly thinking of what will be the next piece or working on an actual one.

Every 3 hours, I get famished, but my stomach has shrunk, so it is not so easy to eat, at least for me. I have to open the stomach first with liquids. Usually, I sit outside on the street, watching people pass by while I eat my meals. It’s fascinating to do this. I am not a tourist; I am not a local.

Today, I emailed a friend: “Here, all good. Just having some trouble with the website, guys. I hope it gets this fixed soon.” I am writing all about the days I was riding, but trying to make it easy to read and not overextended.

I add some photos in the middle too.

Once I am done, I can send this to everybody as my first report and upload it to the website. Somehow dull to me. I find it funny that the more I think here, the harder it gets to express how I feel. I feel how more important all is becoming. Many of the daily stuff I go through becomes so typical that I can’t see the differences. But the upside of this is I feel I am making more art and shouldn’t worry so much about other stuff. Just go with the formula in doing the interviews. I will get better at this. I have to do and learn more. The language, well, I don’t know. Maybe I am learning. Perhaps I haven’t learned anything at all yet.