Perspective

[Meiun]

Perspective... it's what is gained over a lifetime of experiences, and encounters with certain truths about life, love, liberty, and loneliness.

Life:
I was born on planet New Tokyo in a small quiet town of Hazashi. The "city of light" sits on a terraced mountainside with perfect vision of the rising eastern sun. That beautiful blue sun graced our morning nearly every day of the year. Being just above the fog level was like waking up on the shores of a great white sea, and daily I would rise to greet the sea and watch the fog burn off as the sun rose.

My father was a pilot, a captain, for the Kusari Navy. Growing up Kusari meant discipline, and our days were filled with learning tradition and practicing our crafts to perfection. I saw my father briefly once every few months. We took vacations as a family once a year. Most of the time we would either visit a larger city in the province, or with family near our home.

I'd spend my days during those vacations with my father... fishing. The great river Shinano flowed to the south and east of our mountainside village. The rapid flows were perfect spawning grounds for a variety of fish; all of which were cooked on open flamed pans as we would settle down for an evening under the stars.

I miss that fishing... I miss my father. Funny how the smallest of things stay with you, while large things blend in to the big picture. The clean crisp scent of coniferous branches burning. The briney smell of fish cooking on the open flame. The hint of ginseng and the flare of kimchi fleshed out over the palate as you partake in the well-earned feast.

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