the happiness of springing up, growing, blooming
haete nobite saite iru kōfuku
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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It springs up, it grows, it blooms. He calls the whole life of the grass, just so, happiness. Adding nothing, taking nothing away, simply living exactly as it should. The grass is able to do this.