Gods on the hoof
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We got out of town today for a walk in the woods north of Tokyo. On the way back, a friend who accompanied us (Kuni) was telling my daughter (Jun) about her trip to Nepal.
Kuni: You know how there are stray cats and dogs that don’t belong to anyone…
Jun: Uh-huh.
Kuni: Well, in Nepal there are stray cows! You see them walking around the streets.
Jun: Oh.
Kuni: And the local people sort of venerate these cows as gods so they don’t do anything about them walking around all over the place.
Jun: Hmmm … stray gods.
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Posted to Oh, the Humanity • 2004.10.23 (Sat) • 23:26
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Posted by Dustin Sacks 2004.10.24, 07:58
Lovely picture. Interesting conversation too.
Posted by Kristen 2004.10.24, 08:05
It was a good day for walking in the footsteps of the stray gods. Or perhaps you are a stray god yourself…
Glad to see you took your camera; hope you’re feeling over the creative slump you wrote about a little while back.
Posted by Andrew 2004.10.24, 10:59
yes indeed. nice pic. all soft and sharp at the same time. Really is very alluring.
Posted by Joseph Pollone 2004.10.25, 13:08
Very nice. That is a fruit, correct? Do you know the name of it?
If it is what I recall, my mom (raised in Kyoto) said the English translation was persimmon but I don’t remember the Japanese name for it.
I remember that my parents enjoyed this fruit when we lived in Okinawa.
Posted by William Woon 2004.10.25, 20:30
Yup … that’s a persimmon alright. They’re really delicious.
Again … I share the sentiments that this is a beautiful picture. I’ve always admired the images here as they’re wonderfully abstract and yet intriguing. Keep it up!
Posted by jh 2004.10.25, 20:54
Joseph, the Japanese name is kaki (柿) and the best way to eat them is sliced thinly, dried, and then cooked as tenpura. Just delicious.
Posted by effika 2004.11.09, 14:07
Stray gods! Priceless. Your daughter will go far with that insight. :-)
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