I know I have told you, that I am quite in love with the area where I am residing these days and that I don't want to leave here. It feels quite comfortable over here, and there are quite some nice places I can visit, that make me feel good. Maybe in the end that is what it all about, finding a place where we are able to rest our mind and our soul and take a break of the hustle and bustle that follows us everyday.
Here in this corner of the world, in this corner of Japan I have found myself such place. Sure, it is not all milk and honey around me either, and I need to find a way to make ends meet and to support myself and my family, but it mostly doesn't feel like a burden to go out to drive work.
I am actually a child of the big city and I still would like to live in the big metropolis of Tokyo. But over the year I got to come to appreciate the place I am living now, especially its close proximity to the sea and also to the mountains.
If you have followed my tales you will already now that the sea in particular is the place where my longing belongs to. But when it comes to enjoying myself fortunately I am not limited to the big water and I am also able to enjoy the beauty of the countryside which this part of Japan has to offer. I love watching the rice fields change throughout the seasons and how life around me evolves at the different times of the year. And as I wrote above I have found myself a few places, some oasis where I can set my mind free and let my thought fly.
One of those special places is this freshwater lagoon which in technical terms might rather be a lake I guess. Anyways, it is quite near to the sea and as you can make out in the photos there are also some mountains not that far away from here.
From the first time I encountered this place it has taken a hold of me. Since then I have walked around it on several occasions and I have truly enjoyed all of them. The season doesn't really matter, but of course on warmer days it might be more pleasant to roam around. But standing here at this very spot looking over the water always makes my heart beat feel warmer, which tells me quickly that I am again at the right place. As I said the time doesn't matter, it is always the right time to stand here.
And then, when the light of the setting sun starts to paint some of its golden colors on the sky and on the surface of the lagoon, how can there be any doubt anymore. At this very moment life is just perfect, and that is why I never want to leave from here. I am sure I am not the only one who wants to capture moments like this for ever, but as usual everything is in motion and soon, some real darkness will take over out here.
But fortunately we always have the prospect of coming back here again, which may take some time and will never be as soon as we hope. But I will be back, and I will then stand at the same place again. I will enjoy the same view as I did on this day, with the same feeling in my heart and my head.
Sometimes life can be simple, and we don't need much to understand where we belong. We just need to allow ourselves to unwind and our thoughts to fly. I guess I for myself really need this little melancholy, this bittersweet feeling that I can now attach to quite a few places around me. And sometimes we should not hold back and restrain ourselves. Feelings are there to be lived and also to be shared. Let us open up and tell the world all about us. Perhaps a place like this will help us. We will then decide for ourselves when the right time has come. Some people take longer and prefer to keep quiet for a little longer. Others start all the sooner. For my part, I am grateful for every willing listener....
