**InThe Shadow of Leaves** by sharkrey
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Apophysis > PSP
A certain swordsman in his declining years said the following:
In one's life. there are levels in the pursuit of study. In the lowest level, a person studies but nothing comes of it, and he feels that both he and others are unskillful. At this point he is worthless. In the middle level he is still useless but is aware of his own insufficiencies and can also see the insufficiencies of others. In a higher level he has pride concerning his own ability, rejoices in praise from others, and laments the lack of ability in his fellows. This man has worth.
In the highest level a man has the look of knowing nothing.
But there is one transcending level, and this is the most excellent of all. This person is aware of the endlessness of entering deeply into a certain Way and never thinks of himself as having finished. He truly knows his own insufficiencies and never in his whole life thinks that he has succeeded. He has no thoughts of pride...
Throughout your life advance daily, becoming more skillful than yesterday, more skillful than today. This is never-ending.
From the Hagakure by Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1716)
Comments (14)
LFNForever
Beautiful imagery and interesting commentary!! ;)
maud
A very stunning flame and gradient! Very nice work :)
arcticfox1
Oooohh...this is so very nice!! Beautiful flame with gorgeous lighting! Has a real sense of depth against the dark background...Excellent!
NeptuneNH
Aerien et transparent c'est beau!!!
kansas
A beautiful flame and background.
CoolBreezeLady
Great title for a wonderful render. It does remind me of leaves on the forest floor in the Fall of the year with a little touch (blue color) of Winter beginning to appear. Excellent work indeed!!! :)
paully52
Geeze you're good! This is Excellent! Oh and I have a quote too, "Wherever you go, there you are" (Central HS circa 1955)
CarolSassy
Very pretty, sweeping flame! Great choice of gradient! (:
jonasklee
Very beautiful and great light, very nice composition!
kimpe
Beautiful.
Dindin
Light and transparent and very ,very beautiful .
claridad
This is beautiful artwork. The colors stand out. The flame is stupendous. You have wrapped it all up in wonderful background and made a complete package with the frame. Finally, the introductory words of wisdom are a great lesson of life. Thanks for sharing that quote from HagaKure. Excellent work! V
Pontigary
Gary, that is terrific! I'm really amazed by Your skill and talent!
fx7
Very fine..[V]...