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この世には心とめじと思ふまにながめぞはてぬ春のあけぼの
kono yo ni wa
kokoro tomeji to
omou ma ni
nagame zo hatenu
haru no akebono
From this world
I’ll sever all ties,
I vow, yet
I cannot, while gazing on
The dawn in springtime.
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Trimax Volume 8 has one of my favorite Vash quotes in it.
"Only the victims of violence can truly describe its essence."
Really, this whole exchange with Knives that happens in the first chapter of this volume sounds very Buddhist in its language. I'll do my best to parse out some of the concepts I think are at play here, but I should make it clear that I do not have as extensive a personal history with Buddhism as I do with Christianity. I was raised Christian growing up, but my experience as a Chinese-American kid with immigrant parents meant a lot of early childhood exposure to works of fiction with Buddhist themes (think Journey to the West). Also, because we lived in an area with a sizeable population of east and southeast asian immigrants, I developed a surface level familiarity with Buddhist iconography and terminology thanks to friends who were raised Buddhist and regular encounters with Buddhist artwork in local businesses. The rest of my knowledge comes from informal self-study. If anyone out there has more relevant experience in this field, feel free to correct me if I get anything wrong.
Here we go: LONG POST AHEAD
What first caught my attention was Knives' word choice - "I was enlightened." I'm curious what word in the Japanese text was translated as "enlightened" here. A lot of foundational Buddhist literature was written in Sanskrit, and the Sanskrit word that is often translated into English as "enlightenment" is bodhi. This word carries connotations of waking up and coming into awareness and knowledge. In Japanese, the words I've seen for this concept are satori and kenshō.
According to Thomas Cleary, who translated many pieces of Zen Buddhist literature throughout his career, kenshō is the "Zen insight into the essence of one's own being," and satori is "complete kenshō" (1) . Kenshō is written using the Chinese characters 見 (jiàn) which means "see" and 性 (xìng) which means "nature" or "character." This is of particular interest for the above panels, because Knives is saying his pain "revealed [his] true self," and he wants humans to likewise look within to confront the reality of what they are.
Now, at this point in the story, it's pretty clear that Knives' ideas about both who he is and the nature of humanity as a whole are flawed. He's insisting that he has attained enlightenment - some transcendent insight into reality - but from a Buddhist perspective, he's very far off the mark because his mindset was skewed from the start. In fact, Vash gives a keen diagnosis of how Knives is going wrong when he says "We've suffered, but you bottled it up, keeping yourself from feeling the pain and never finding the true source of it." Vash's point is that after obtaining the knowledge of humanity's capacity for evil, Knives only sought to avoid further pain at all cost instead of seeking a deeper understanding of how he's been hurt. The conclusion Knives drew was "the fundamental nature of humans is that they are a threat to me, and they are my inferiors. If they cause pain to me, it is because of their inherent evil, and the only way I can eliminate the potential for suffering is by killing them all." But contrary to Knives' perspective, the path out of suffering in the enlightened Buddhist perspective isn't through forcibly imposing your will on the rest of world until you've destroyed everything that could hurt you.
Instead, Buddhism considers dukkha (suffering) the first of the Four Noble Truths and emphasizes that we should accept the reality that as finite beings in a world constantly in flux, unpleasant emotions and experiences will always find us. There always will be elements outside of our control, but we don't have to allow the hurt they cause to create persistent negative states of being. What we need to do is to not run away from suffering but to understand the cause of it (find "the true source of it" as Vash says) and develop an awareness of how it arises within us - this is the second Noble Truth, called samudhaya. In Buddhism, the origin of suffering is linked to desire and attachment, and Buddhist philosophy posits that by following the fourth Noble Truth, known as the Noble Eightfold Path, the practitioner can experience the third Noble Truth, nirodha (cessation of the desires giving rise to suffering).
With the way Knives currently is, this cessation is something that'll be out of reach for him even if he succeeds in his goals, because he hasn't reckoned with the fear and need for control that is motivating him. He can't complete the path to enlightenment, because his view of the path is obscured by self-delusion. Knives constantly acts as though his goals and feelings are the only ones that matter, but suppose he does realize his vision and kill every human being on the planet. What then? Isn't he effectively alone since there is no one else around that he considers his equal? And where does all the hate and fear that he has purposely cultivated for over a century go? It's doubtful that he'd be able to let go of his attachment to such emotions so easily.
(1): The Thomas Cleary book I'm referencing is Kensho: The Heart of Zen
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A student came to see me and asked me this: “When we do zazen in sesshin, there are times when no matter how much we try to stop chasing thoughts and put our energy into the zazen posture, thoughts just keep coming one after another, and we can’t help but chase after them. But at other times, we can do zazen with a completely clear mind without any thoughts coming up. Wouldn’t you call this satori or kenshō?”
I replied, “Certainly when we do sesshins, we often have this experience. But if you call those times we can’t help but chase thoughts delusion, and call clear-minded zazen satori, then delusion and satori are essentially like conditions caused by changes in temperature and humidity."
“We have all kinds of weather throughout the year, and even during a single sesshin the weather may go through changes. If we continue doing sesshins over a long period of time, we naturally see that there is a causal relationship between the temperature and humidity and our own psychological condition. For the most part, we begin to sense when certain conditions will arise. For example, when it is hot and muggy, no matter how much effort we try to put into sitting zazen, our heads simmer as though they were fermenting; there is nothing we can do about it. But when the air is dry and a cool evening breeze is blowing, our heads clear and it certainly feels as if we have become one with zazen. However, both of these are the conditions of our heads responding to the temperature and humidity. Since doing zazen means to sit and aim at being one with zazen, naturally this kind of zazen is very fine, although this doesn’t mean that such zazen is good, and that zazen that isn’t like this is a failure."
The world we live in is not something that exists independently of our thoughts and ideas. Our world and these thoughts and ideas appear to us as a unified whole. Depending on what our thoughts and ideas are, our world may appear to us in completely different ways. These thoughts and feelings constitute our psychological condition. Moreover, our psychological condition is at the same time our physiological condition. When something breaks down inside of us physically, our minds no longer remain clear. And if our minds are not clear, then the eyes with which we see the world and our views of life become dark. Our lives and the whole world take on a gloomy appearance. On the other hand, when we feel healthy our minds brighten, and consequently our outlook on everything becomes brighter.
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The essential matter here is the attitude of just striving to wake up regardless of the conditions you are in. It is not about arriving at some state where all thoughts have disappeared. To calmly sit amidst these cause-and-effect relationships without being carried away by them is shikantaza.
Like the weather, there are all sorts of conditions in our personal lives: clear days, cloudy days, rainy ones, and stormy ones. These are all waves produced by the power of nature and are not things over which we have control. No matter how much we fight against these waves, there is no way we can make a cloudy day clear up. Cloudy days are cloudy; clear days are clear. It is only natural that thoughts come and go and that psychological and physiological conditions fluctuate accordingly. All of this is the very reality and manifestation of life. Seeing all of this as the scenery of life, without being pulled apart by it—this is the stability of human life, this is settling down in our life.
-- Kosho Uchiyama, Opening the Hand of Thought
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『 A not-so-simple life 』
༝ㅤ･ㅤ˚ㅤ。ㅤ.ㅤ⋆ㅤ✧̣̩⋆̩◊⋆゜【❀】
「 ❏ Statement of Sumeragi Yuuta, regarding his life before coming to Twisted Wonderland 」
❏ 〈 Statement recorded by Sumeragi Yuuta, prefect of Ramshackle 〉
❐ 〈 Statement has been stored within the Night Raven College archives 〉
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『 Statement begins. 』
I really don't understand why I have to talk about it. If you ask me, Crowley shouldn't know anything about my life before coming here at all.
Unfortunately, let's just say he was rather…. Persistent, in wanting my statement. The statement of my life, that is.
I guess I should call it my ‘old life’.
…. I'll just get straight to the point. I wouldn't want to bore anyone who's listening to this statement, after all.
༝ㅤ･ㅤ˚ㅤ。ㅤ.ㅤ⋆ㅤ✧̣̩⋆̩◊⋆゜【❀】
For seven years of my life, I was living out on the streets. Homeless, malnourished, and really unclean.
Sure, I lived in a homeless shelter for a while, but things got complicated. And difficult. And I left once I turned four.
…. I'd rather not specify why.
I never knew my biological mother, or my father. No idea what happened to them, but… I'm scared to find out.
I'm not sure why.
But either way, I don't wanna make it too much of a hassle to explain. I was living out on the streets for the first seven years of my life.
I often had to rummage through the trash of fast food joints for food, and all the water I drank usually came from the lake in one of the local parks.
It wasn't an easy life. I honestly pity little me for having to go through all that for so long.
Eh. But what can you do, right? The past is the past, so…. Might as well make the future a little brighter.
And that's what I thought they'd give me. The Kenshō family. Old money.
Really traditional, and really rich.
They named me ‘Yuuta’. Or rather, I told them my first name was ‘Yuu’, and they simply added to it.
Not that my name would've changed the way they raised me.
I don't even know why they adopted me in the first place. If they were gonna adopt a child, they should've at least given that child some good old-fashioned acknowledgment!
Hah, then again, knowing them? They were way too focused on making a profit than taking care of the child they decided to adopt off the streets! Assholes, is what they are!
…. Forget them. Forget that life. Fuck them, and fuck their money.
I… If I'm gonna make a statement about my life, I might as well talk about something — someone — I actually care about.
I met a girl when I was in the fourth, maybe fifth, grade. We knew each other up until our second year of middle school. And after that? I never saw her again.
There was nothing between us. If anything, I like to think she saw me as a brother, rather than anything outside of that. I certainly saw her as a little sister.
It makes me feel even shittier, going back and remembering the way I treated her once we got into the sixth grade.
I don't even know what came over me. I just…. I just decided to treat my only friend like shit, just for the acknowledgment of people who never gave that much of a fuck about me.
And it sucks. It sucks to know that I tormented her up until the second year of middle school, and before I could even begin to apologize — she left.
Maybe it's for the better. Maybe she's happier now, now that she's far from me.
….. I miss her. And, I wish I got the chance to apologize to her.
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Trainer Lodge Guest Showcase - Kalos
Professor Sycamore
Japanese Voice Actor: Katsuyuki Konishi
English Voice Actor: Ben Lepley
Description Transcript: This Pokémon Professor from the Kalos region researches Mega Evolution. He knows a lot about coffee, and his hobby is visiting cafés.
Serena
Japanese Voice Actor: Akari Kitō
English Voice Actor: Jackie Lastra
Description Transcript: This Trainer from the Kalos region loves fashion. Her personality is bright and lively, but she also has a side to her that's a bit more stoic.
Calem
Japanese Voice Actor: Kenshō Ono
English Voice Actor: Zach Aguilar
Description Transcript: This Trainer from Kalos is cool and stoic, but under the surface, he's hiding a burning respect for his rival that's stronger than anyone else's!
#screenshots#trainer lodge guest showcase#pokemon#pokemon masters#pokemon masters ex#pokemas#default costumes#professor sycamore#default sycamore costume#trainer serena#default serena costume#trainer calem#default calem costume
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🌸 Inna A. Besedina - ... Kenshō / Kensho 見性 🌸 #Kensho #見性 #CalmingMusic
... Kenshō / Kensho 見性 🌸 #Kensho #見性 #CalmingMusic #InnaBesedina #RelaxingMusic I made this music / melody in a music creation program... Сделала эту музыку / мелодию в программе для создания музыки...
#youtube#inna besedina#music#kensho#easy listening music#light music#relaxing music#relaxation#chill#chillout#ambient#見性#calming#calming music#musique de relaxation#healing music
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Studio Colorido realizza il film My Oni Girl per lo streaming su Netflix il 24 maggio
Kenshō Ono, Miyu Tomita sono le protagoniste del film di Tomotaka Shibayama, regista di A Whisker Away, e della compositrice Mina Kubota.
Info:--> https://www.gonagaiworld.com/studio-colorido-realizza-il-film-my-oni-girl-per-lo-streaming-su-netflix-il-24-maggio/?feed_id=439610&_unique_id=65f5452678955
#MyOniGirl #Netflix #StudioColorido
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(via Satori - Awakening Nature | Satori - Awakening Nature by Dan… | Flickr)
Satori - Awakening Nature by Daniel Arrhakis (2024)
With the music : Everything Echoes by Sirius · Made No Noise (2024)
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Satori - Buddha Awakening Dreams - A New dreaming mystic Buddhist series with a fantasy mood for 2024
Satori (悟り) is a Japanese Buddhist term for awakening, "comprehension; understanding". It is derived from the Japanese verb satoru. In the Zen Buddhist tradition, satori refers to a deep experience of kenshō, "seeing into one's true nature".
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Part 2: Solar Lab´s logo has been developed by Kenshō Agency - based of Laif typeface.
Laif´s characters have been manipulated in order to achieve a unicase logotype, with adjustments made to various letterforms in order to improve legibility and scalability.
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#branding#kenshoagency#design#graphicdesign#solarlabs#typography#Laif#typeface#logotype#newletters#typefoundry
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BSD! OC! Ryūnosuke Niihara |P1
Mentor - Gen'emon Tsushima (Dazai's Father)
Gem Stud Earrings, Black-left, White-right
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Kanji: 新原 • 龍之介
Rōmanji: Niihara Ryūnosuke
Also Known As: Phantom Dog of the Port Mafia, Suke Agure (Tower Arc), Diaburo (Casino Arc), Lordbug (Ladybug Miraculous), (many other Aliases) | Mi'lord (Chat Noir)
Namesake: The 1st Protagonist of 'Dispute of the Flawless' by Suke Harris (British Supernatural Novelist)
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-:Personal Information:-
Status: Dead (22)
Gender: Male (He/Him)
Sexuality: Asexual Aromantic
Birthday: 1st March
Age: 22 (Gifted War Arc), 21 (Paris Arc), 14 (Tower/Casino Arc), 12 (flashbacks)
Height: 178cm (5'10"), 169cm (5'7") [14]
Weight: 48 kg
Blood Type: A
Likes: Tea, Antiques, Fruit, Teaching, Lilac
Dislikes: Dogs, Baths, Sickness
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-:Professional Information:-
Ability: Flawless Dispute
Reference: Dispute of the Flawless (天イムホの羅生門, Ten'imuho no rashōmon)
Occupation: Assassin, PE Teacher (Paris Arc), Superhero (Gifted War, Paris Arc)
Affiliation: Port Mafia, The Resistance, Collège Françoise Dupont (Paris Arc), Paris Superhero Team (Paris Arc)
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-:Metaverse Information:-
(Optional)
Name: Ryūnosuke
(Shared with Gen'emon Tsushima)
It only registers his given name because of it's connection to Flawless Dispute
Location: Port Mafia
Distortion: Graveyard
Treasure: Flawless Dispute (ability) → Old Scarf
His shadow is a corpse-like Inugami puppet
(Inugami, japanese vengeful dog spirit)
However, his disguised appearance is whatever role he is playing
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Code Name: Sensei
Theme: Teacher
Mask: Glasses
Weapon: Book / Throwing Knives (Kunai)
(Can also be equipped with Handguns instead)
Persona: Ryūnosuke (Hierophant)
[ATK/Support]
Element - Wind
Block - Gun
Weakness - Psy
Exclusive Skill(s): Fantomuāmā* Covers an Ally in cloth-like armor, switching control of Ryūnosuke to them
In this state, he will not be able to use any Persona Skills
[Fantomuāmā, Phantom Armor in Japanese]
Fantomu* He and his target switch places and take on each other's appearance until hit
[Fantomu, Phantom in Japanese]
Persona trait: Spiteful Puppet* User survives on 1 HP when KO'd, once per battle.
(Rank 10), Greatly increases chance of an ally surviving on 1 HP when KO'd.
Book: Dispute of the Flawless (天イムホの羅生門, Ten'imuho no rashōmon)
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-:Relationships:-
Family:
Unnamed Parents✝
Gin Niihara (younger sister)
Adrien Niihara/Agreste (adopted son)
Ichigo Higuchi Niihara/Natsuko (sister-in-law)
Abalynn Grace/Able Caine/Abel Tachihara-Niihara (Niece/Nephew)
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-:Appearances:-
Manga Debut: Lost Souls, Suke Arc
Anime Debut: Bungou Stray Dogs: Lost Souls, Suke Arc
Light Novel Debut: A Phantom's Tale
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-:Portrayal:-
Japanese Voice: Kenshō Ono
English Voice: Brian Beacock
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Phantom to his student Kouyou Ozaki
"I do not wish to become `anything` like my Mentor."
Ryūnosuke Niihara (龍之介 新原,, Niihara Ryūnosuke) was an Assassin of the Port Mafia, yet his identity remained Anonymous under the Alias 'Phantom'. He was the former Host of the Ability, Flawless Dispute.
Personality: Blunt, Clever, Polite, Ruthless, Protective, Vengeful
Confidant/Arcana: Hierophant
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[Continued in P2]
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Ryūnosuke Niihara
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A Teacher who despises his Mentor
Ability: Flawless Dispute* Thread Control, Materialized Guardian
Confidant: Hierophant
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Lordbug (Paris Arc)
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A Ruthless Hero who often sticks to the shadows
Powers: Lucky Charm* Creates a random object / Miraculous Cure
Miraculous: Stud Earrings
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(Silver Panjas Bracelet)
Gin Niihara (Casual)
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Ryūnosuke's younger Sister who often threats about his health
She is currently engaged to Ichigo Natsuko
Miraculous: Panjas Bracelet
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Rubi (Mafia!Gin) (流火)
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A Secretive Assassin and a member of the Port Mafia
His name, Rubi (流火), means 'drifting fire'
He hates Gen'emon Tsushima
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#aiden's aus#bungou stray dogs#rau#oc#persona 5#akutagawa ryunosuke#ryunosuke akutagawa#ryunosuke sensei#gin akutagawa#akutagawa gin#bsd gin#dispute of the flawless#ryūnosuke niihara#gin niihara#ml#miraculoys ladybug#lordbug#ladybug miraculous#bungou stray dogs: lost souls#tiger miraculous
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«…Detto questo, spronò Ronzinante senza badare al suo scudiero, il quale continuava ad avvertirlo ch’erano senza dubbio mulini a vento e non giganti quelli che andava ad assaltare. Ma egli s’era tanto fitto in capo che fossero giganti, che non udiva più le parole di Sancho, né avvicinandosi arrivava a capire che cosa fossero veramente; anzi, gridava a gran voce: “Non fuggite, codarde e vili creature, che il cavaliere che viene con voi a battaglia è uno solo, e voi siete in molti!”.»
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«La logica. Ah ah ah! Non sa quante fregature ci ha tirato, questa benedetta logica! Avremo fatto progressi inimmaginabili nella scienza e nella tecnologia, ma per certe cose la logica non ci fa andare avanti di un passo!»
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«Vede, le confido un segreto. Ha presente lui, no?» le dice, sventolandole davanti il libro che ha in mano, l’indice come segnalibro fra le pagine che leggeva poco fa. «Don Chisciotte, questo pazzo che scambia i mulini a vento per giganti da sconfiggere… ecco, in realtà aveva ragione lui. Erano davvero dei giganti, quei mulini a vento. Erano davvero spade, quelle verghe. Erano destrieri quei muli. Era lui che ci vedeva giusto!» Gioia abbassa gli occhi, ci pensa su. Lui si infila il libro sotto il braccio, si mette il cappello in testa e, prima di andarsene, dice: «I veri pazzi, mia cara, sono quelli che vedono solo quello che hanno davanti agli occhi».
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" Il colpo di genio, l’istantaneo kenshō, le è venuto durante la lezione di fisica. L’argomento erano le onde radio e, a un certo punto, l’insegnante ha iniziato a parlare del Segnale Wow!.
<<Il 15 agosto 1977 l’ #astronomo statunitense Jerry R. Ehman stava lavorando a un progetto di ricerca che aveva come scopo la dimostrazione dell’esistenza della vita extraterrestre e, mentre era lì che tentava di captare anche la più piccola onda dallo spazio, arrivò un potentissimo segnale radio che durò ben settantadue secondi, dal confine sud-orientale della costellazione del Sagittario. Al segnale fu dato il nome di “#SegnaleWow!” perché l’astronomo fece un grande cerchio rosso intorno ai tabulati cartacei del computer e ci scrisse vicino “Wow!”. A oggi questo segnale è una delle poche prove concrete, secondo diversi scienziati, dell’esistenza di civiltà extraterrestri.
Secondo l’astrofisico #FrankDrake, questa supposta civiltà extraterrestre ha fatto semplicemente la cosa più logica: ha cercato di mandare il segnale a chi aveva più vicino, perché mandarlo più lontano avrebbe comportato più dispendio di energia e più rischi di fallire».
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Sempre più spesso mi accorgo che apprezzo sempre più astrofisici, matematici e persone che studiano "il lontano e invisibile e il dubbio" e meno chi si occupa delle meccaniche di questo mondo.. quello umano prima di tutti..
Ascoltiamo il segnale mandato dalla madre terra? Ne ascoltiamo il flusso canterino nei tronchi, la forza dell'acqua con le sue memorie, ascoltiamo forse la rabbia e l'incanto d'una fiamma che alle sue spalle lascia fertile vita? Ascoltiamo l'elettricità frizzante nell'aria umida di scoppiettii? Ascoltiamo, forse, l'urlo disperato di un vento capace di muovere la terra stessa? Sentiamo il respiro di questa terra che trema e borbotta? Molto spesso no. Solo quando le conseguenze ci toccano con la forza di un pugno allo stomaco. Allora perché il nostro MayDay, il nostro "esistiamo", dovrebbe essere riconosciuto e ascoltato da chi probabilmente ci vede solo come formiche in formicai rotondi e galleggianti nell'universo?
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متابعينا الكرام ننشر لكم تفاصيل إعلان وظائف من شركة Kenshō Mindful في سلطنة عمان، حيث أعلنت الشركة عن توفر فرص توظيف في عدة مجالات للعمل وفقاً للتفاصيل التالية.
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