思永恒
Contemplate Eternity

人类
在进化
天文地理
数学科技
空前
突飞猛进
人性
则停滞不前
原地打转
枉有
五千年智慧
上善若水
利万物而不争
柔和包容
自然应对
顺势而为
反之
逆天，道而行
贪嗔痴
重蹈覆輒
暴力杀伤
就连病毒
不杀害寄主
的自律
也全然没有
危害
整个地球环境
生态系统
最终
必自取灭亡

时，空
无始无终
无所不在
大自然
美丽壮大
神奇奥妙
宇宙星辰
推理归纳
必有超自然力？
思考逻辑
分析辩证
终得不出答案
依附信仰
灵魂回归造物主
方能赢得永生？
因果循环
善恶有报
六道轮回
说明
冥冥有主宰
在奖励惩罚
还是
相互条件效应
单纯
客观自然定律？
顺道而昌
逆道而亡
没存在感情
也无需说教
有情众生
始终
没能悟出永恒
放弃寻找
还是问错题
本就不存在答案
人死一了百了
是否
就是唯物主义
或是无神论
那又如何？

c.h.e.f andy

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published on 31dec2023

my english translation 👇

Contemplate Eternity

mankind
continue to evolve
astronomy and geography
mathematics and technology
unprecedented,
rapid advances
and yet, humanity stagnates
going in circles
despite having
five thousand years of wisdom
“上善若水” (virtue is like water),
nurturing all without contestation
gentle and inclusive
respond in harmonious way with nature
acting in accord with the flow
conversely
going against the natural order
driven by greed, anger, and ignorance
recycling mistakes
inflicting violence, kill and maim
even viruses
possess a sense of nature balance
not to kill the host
show greater restraint than we do
endangering the entire Earth and environment,
and the ecosystem
in the end
mankind must surely self-destruct

time, and space
without beginning or end
is everywhere
nature
magnificent and beautiful
mysterious and wondrous
universe and constellations
by deduction and synthesis,
there need be a supernatural being?
logical thinking,
analysis and dialectics
yield no conclusive answers
or committing to faith
the soul return to the creator
to win eternal life?
causality, the cycle of cause and effect
good and evil have respective paybacks,
reincarnation through six realms,
suggest
the presence of a higher power
giving out rewards and punishments
or
mutual causations and effects
purely
objective natural laws?
“顺道而昌” (thrive along the way)
“逆道而亡” (perish against the way)
devoid of emotive connotations
and without need for preaching
sentient beings
still
unable to comtemplate eternity
give up seeking
or asking the wrong question
for answer that does not exist
death ends all
is that
existentialism or
atheism
and so what if it is?

山水如画

森の大桥
鸟瞰松川峡谷
水帘瀑布直泻池中
喷雾散撒凉爽
闪烁的阳光勤快的
点缀彩虹

漂浮的白云
染满秋色的丛林
争先在水面描画图案
清晰光泽的白水越过堤坝
哗啦啦装满了
钴蓝色河

漫步河畔
经林中小径红叶铺地
迎来玄武岩
柱状节理的火成岩
列成神奇的
墙壁雕塑

秋林岩壁钴蓝河
旖丽如在画中
情知所起 对酒当歌
让人向往吟诗长醉
如何守得住此
蓬莱心境

c.h.e.f andy

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<published on 24dec2023>

my english translation 👇

Picturesque Landscape

森の大桥
Mori-no-Ohashi Bridge@Hachimantai
offers bird’s eye view of matsukawa gorge
curtain waterfall plunging vertically to the pool below
water sprays disperse refreshing coolness
glittering sunlight energetically embellish the rainbows

drifting, floating white clouds
forest dyed in autumn colors
jostling to be the first to paint on the water art canvas
clear lustrous white water gushes over the dam
splashing and filling up the cobalt blue river

strolling along the river
via the path through the forest paved with red leaves
brings to view the basalt wall
columnar jointed igneous rocks
assembled into a magical wall sculpture

autumn forest, rock wall, cobalt blue river
beautiful as if one is in a painting
know what arouses the effusive emotions, the urge to break into songs over wine
make people yearn to recite poems and be intoxicated forever
how to hold on to this
utopian state of mind

峡谷寄情

严美溪谷
崎岖的风景
大自然的鬼斧神工
疑
天涯尽头

碧水蓝天
激流划过嶙峋怪石
远方仿佛天桥浮空
望
仙人指路

瞬间云朵
眷恋千年转化的谷线
红尘觅知音
如
镜花水月

爱而不得
诺言在空谷回荡
刹那随风而逝
懈
回首道别

溪水不断触摸岩石
纸鸢依旧追逐晚霞
沧海变桑田
感
柳暗花明

c.h.e.f andy

published 23dec2023

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my english translation👇

expressions @ genbikei gorge

genbikei gorge 严美溪谷
rugged scenery
nature wonders like created by devil’s axe and god’s workmanship
wonder if
at the world’s edge

clear water and blue sky
rapids flow past jagged rocks
looks like there is a bridge floating in the sky in the distance
wishing for
immortals to guide the way

short-lived clouds
yearning for thousand years of valley line in constant geo-transformation
seeking a bosom friend in a temporal world
as
unreal as flower in the mirror moon in the water

unrequited love
an oath reverberates in the empty valley
gone with the wind in an instance
lighten up
looking back and say goodbye

stream water is constantly caressing the rocks
the paper kite is still chasing the sunset glow
the ocean turns into mulberry fields
feeling like
turning a corner – leaving willows in the shadows and approaching flowers in the light

published on 21dec2023

南国夏日游

库克山胡克谷步道
晴朗的早晨徒步旅行
广阔草原，青翠山野
雪峰环绕，高吊桥瞰激流
喜
能昂首阔步

塔斯曼湖冰川
快艇滑翔湖面
近接触着手冰凉
见证了冰山撕裂翻滚
叹
眼见只是冰山一角

皇后镇莫克湖
蓝天白云，清晰倒影
衬托出湖光山色
如诗如画
静
感知心如止水

三角洲自导探查
全地形车
越野横跨水陆障碍
新鲜又刺激
动
如苍鹰盘旋狡兔三窟

格林诺奇生态景观
醉心难忘的歇宿
玻璃落地窗外观三角洲
自然画面户外天堂
悟
山中无岁月无欲无求

落日黄昏魔幻时刻
绿洲夏晚
夕阳无限好
惜美景总不长
歌
昙花一现即是永恒

c.h.e.f andy

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my english translation 👇

New Zealand Summer Tour

Mount Cook Hooker Valley trail
sunny morning hike
vast grasslands and green mountains
surrounded by snowy peaks, high suspension bridges overlook the rapids
delighted
to be able to enjoy spirited strides

Lake Tasman glacier
speedboat skimming the water surface
close and personal, icy cold on the touch
witness the iceberg breaking off and rolling
marvel
what the eyes see is just the tip of the iceberg

Queenstown Moke Lake
blue sky, white clouds, clear reflections
accentuate the beauty of lake and mountains
picturesque as poem and painting
stillness
feel and know the heart calming like still water

delta self-guided exploration
all terrain vehicle
off-road, traversing water and land obstacles
novel and exciting
restless
like an eagle circling a cunning rabbit’s three burrows

Glenorchy Ecoscape
a mesmerising unforgettable stay
floor to ceiling glass window looking out to the delta
a nature canvas, outdoor paradise
enlightenment
that time is in suspension, there are no desires, no need for pursuits in the wilderness

magical hour at sunset
a summer evening by the oasis
setting sun with infinite magnificence
cherish the perfect moment that never lasts
praise
an instance of beauty equates eternity

御殿場

御殿場
雨天好去处
高级商品廉價銷售
够的上两全其美
在沙发土豆网购的年代
堪称高接触

衣鞋包户外名牌
prada,bottega,north face
应有尽有
没最新款式少些选择
迟三个月时装换来七折
可赞务实有品味

4.5公顷290家商店
得富士山背景坐镇
价廉物美
中台韩东南亚游客
休闲观山邂逅旧友
方便又划算

日元跌至新低点
人口老化经济停滞
却是完美的旅游胜地
观光饮食购物天堂
饱足难忘
又满载而归

c.h.e.f andy

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published on 18.12.2023

my english translation 👇

GOTEMBA

御殿場 GOTEMBA
great place to go on a rainy day
high-end products on sale at bargain prices
indeed best of both worlds
in the age of couch potato online shopping
qualifies as high touch

clothes, shoes, bags and outdoor brand names
prada,bottega,north face
everything you need
no latest styles, less choices
three months late fashion in exchange for 30% discounts
praiseworthy pragmatism and taste

4.5 hectares 290 shops
with mount fuji as backdrop anchor
low prices and good quality
tourists from china, taiwan, south korea and southeast asia
relax, enjoy view of mount fuji, encounter old friends
convenient and good deal too

yen foreign exchange rate at its lowest
aging population and economic stagnation
but a perfect tourist destination
sightseeing, dining and shopping heaven
satisfied and unforgettable
return full with shopping purchases

终点循环

如果
时光倒流
人性的展现
会是琴棋书画
还是不乏暴取掠夺
迎来无穷无尽的杀戮？

是否
魔鬼天使
本就是一体？
轮回丢了记忆
笑复印本没了灵魂
历史无休无止的重演

昼夜
无始无终
黑暗和阳光
善恶只隔一线
人类进化成大智慧
还是贪嗔痴自取灭亡？

乾坤
无所不在
原始的混沌
冷眼人世冷暖
迷失还是沒心沒肺
无情爱人性只能风化

古今
斗转星移
太极两仪？或
四十亿年辗转
粘土矿物有机分子
有情终究悟不出永恒

c.h.e.f andy

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published on 9.12.2023

my english translation 👇

Terminal Rotation

what if
we go back in time
will humanity manifest in
music chess calligraphy art or
uninterrupted violence, plunders and looting
bringing about interminable killings?

is it
devil and angel
residing in one body?
reincarnation with lost memory
sniggering at a carbon copy without soul
and history repeats itself endlessly

day and night
no beginning no ending
darkness and sunlight
good and evil separated by a fine line
will mankind evolve infinite wisdom
or with greed, anger, ignorance hellbent on self destruct?

heaven and earth
the omnipresence
primeval chaos
coldly eye man’s dichotomy of malevolence and compassion
lost soul, or thoughtless, careless ignorance
devoid of love and compassion humanity can only disintegrate like weathering in time-lapse photography

past and present
constellations move stars in cosmic shift
taiji (太极) and two dialectics? or
4 billion years of tossing and turning
evolution from clay mineral and organic molecules
and still, sentient beings proved incapable of contemplating eternity

鸣子峡 

Naruko Gorge 

秋林 

红叶弥漫

黄昏夕阳下 

染成了遍野金黄 

惊叹天工绝笔 

仰瞻 

大深沢桥（Ofukasawa Bridge）横跨两峡 

此时正当秋季高峰 

红黄橙赤秋色争艳 

情不自禁回顧橋 (かいこばし) 

低吟 

时间的长廊牵系古今 

浪迹红尘酒已香醇 

春兰秋菊如生息浪花 

昨夜星辰不再

游客 

蚂蚁散沙般蔓延 

争先追逐Ins风的一刻 

锁住了 

夕阳落日晚风秋色

c.h.e.f andy

published on 2dec2023 (photos 2.11.2023)

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<english translation>

autumn forest

red leaves abound

in the evening setting sun

paint a landscape of golden yellow

marvel the work of nature’s masterpiece

looking up

Ofukasawa Bridge straddles the gorges

now in peak autumn

red yellow orange brown autumn colours jostling

looking back irresistibly at回顧橋(かいこばし)

humming softly

the long corridor of time cementing past and present

journeying through worldly attachments the wine has mellowed

spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums like perpetual cycle of fading & new wave spray droplets

last night’s star constellation no longer the same

travellers

like ants and sand jostle and spread out

racing to catch the instagrammable moments

locking in

the dusk, setting sun, evening breeze and autumn colours

你我

you and me

漫步在时间的溪流畔

strolling alongside the stream of time

昔日的激情奔放

the passion of unbridled youth of yesteryears

而今夕晖落叶上的脚印

morph into footprints upon fallen leaves in the evening glow

一曲未尽

a melody unfinished

曾经

once

穿梭时空通道的前端

shuttling ahead the space time tunnel

随春风入土种子的晨光

the morning light that was the seed carried into the soil by the spring breeze

瞬间黄昏落日的依恋

in a blink of an eye becomes dusk and setting sun harbouring a longing

满林秋意

a forest of autumn aura

仿佛

as though

浮沉岁月的惊涛骇浪中

afloat the stormy waves of passing years

燃烧的心乍看子孙嬉戏

the burning heart of youth, suddenly attunes to the presence of children and grandchildren playing

整理一甲子余韻牵挂

sorting out 60yrs of lingering melodies and care and devotion

回首往事

reminiscing the past

携手

holding hands

林浴在圈圈年轮的足迹

leaving footprints of forest bathing across the growth rings of time

经历春秋美景红尘俗世

having experienced the beauty of spring and autumn and worldly journey

此刻走出了小园香径

moving past longing & memories bygone

淡泊随缘

at peace and go with the flow

c.h.e.f andy