"書" of the day #7 [百花開]

I did the first calligraphy of the year. I wrote "百花開". When I do calligraphy, I use a textbook and copy the words from it. There are some models in it and I chose this word "百花開". For the first time I saw the word, I thought this was the fit word for me to write as the first calligraphy of the year because it was good to blossom for everything like cherry blossom. Now, I found out the meaning of this word on the Internet. They say, this word comes from Zen "禅". "百花開" is a part of a sentence of 百花開誰為 or 百花春至為誰開. The both meanings are almost the same. "Why do flowers come out? For people? No. They bloom simply. They are living cheerfully. They please and make us happy but they are never arrogant. They tell us that the life is wonderful." Today I knew the great word.

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