You're right! In fact, it's funny, I was just writing my next esssay, looking at the parallels between garden design and nation design, comparing Japanese gardens with their European contemporaries.
All the examples you mention have that element in common with garden design: true masters only need a light touch, because they're working with the natural growth itself of the object they shape - the marriage, the team, the child - rather than forcing their own ego or dogmas on it.
Wonderful! So much is said with so few words.
ReplyDeleteThis saying can apply to so much more than governing a nation -- e.g. enjoying a marriage, leading a team, raising a child...
Thank you, Alex.
Hi Emily,
ReplyDeleteYou're right! In fact, it's funny, I was just writing my next esssay, looking at the parallels between garden design and nation design, comparing Japanese gardens with their European contemporaries.
All the examples you mention have that element in common with garden design: true masters only need a light touch, because they're working with the natural growth itself of the object they shape - the marriage, the team, the child - rather than forcing their own ego or dogmas on it.