17/09/2026
Savoir ce contenter de ce que l'on a ... et ne pas être dans l'accumulation inutile. A rapprocher de la citation célèbre d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry : « Il semble que la perfection soit atteinte non quand il n'y a plus rien à ajouter, mais quand il n'y a plus rien à retrancher.» (Terre des hommes, 1939).
📍 Nara, Japan 🇯🇵
A quiet corner of Nara, where autumn colour, an empty bench, and one of the city’s familiar deer come together in a scene that feels almost complete without needing much else.
The text here refers to 足るを知る — Taru wo shiru — the idea of knowing what is enough. Rather than always looking for more, it points toward recognising value in what is already present: a place to sit, a change in the season, a little stillness, a moment that asks for nothing.
Nara is especially suited to that feeling. Around the park and temple areas, the deer, old trees, stone paths, and open spaces often create these simple everyday scenes that are easy to overlook if you are rushing from one landmark to the next.
Sometimes abundance is not about having more. Sometimes it is noticing that the moment already contains enough. 🍂🦌🇯🇵
