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Life is like a rainbow. You need both the sun and the rain to make its colours appear.

 (Anon)

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Rainbow at Maraetai Beach, Auckland, New Zealand. 

[This picture is in public domain from An American’s Perspective on New Zealand.]

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Walk on a rainbow trail, walk on a trail of song
And all about you will be beauty.
There is a way out of every dark mist
Over a rainbow trail. 

(Navajo Poem)

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There was a time when civil wars were common in Japan. The story is told of a Zen master who refused to flee from his village despite the approach of a ruthless invading army.

Seeing that all the villagers had fled and curious about the one person who had stayed, the general sought out the Zen master. When the latter didn’t show any deference to him, the general was angry.

“You fool,” he shouted, reaching for his sword, “don’t you realise you are standing before a man who could run you through without blinking an eye?"

"And do you realize," the master replied softly, "that you are standing before a man who can be run through without blinking an eye?"

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The music here is Angel's Serenade by Gaetano Braga. Yuli Lavrenov is the pianist and the video was uploaded by Liebenslilie . 

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This brings to an end the present series of BY THE LOTUS POND.
Perhaps you would find my new blog interesting. TAKING THE ONE LESS TRAVELLED BY  began a fortnight ago and each post consists of
a picture to admire, a poem to ponder, music to meditate by
and a saying by Lao-Tzu
http://takingtheonelesstravelledby.blogspot.com  

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