{"id":2396,"date":"2024-10-21T20:31:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T18:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanalltoohuman.blog\/a-good-bonfire\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T23:52:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T21:52:17","slug":"a-good-bonfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanalltoohuman.blog\/en\/a-good-bonfire\/","title":{"rendered":"A good bonfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<blockquote class=\"grve-element grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><p>&#8220;When you do something, you should do it with your whole body and mind (&#8230;). You should do it completely, like a good bonfire. You should not be a smoky fire, you should burn yourself completely.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>[vc_column_text text_style=&#8221;subtitle&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Shunryu Suzuki, <em><u>Zen mind, Beginner&#8217;s mind<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There is a memory in my mind and body<br \/>\nof what it is to be a good bonfire<br \/>\nIt is playing as a child<\/p>\n<p>I run and shout around the playground<br \/>\nand there is no me and no outside me<br \/>\nmy whole body is the run<br \/>\nmy whole self is the play<br \/>\nI am the air I breath<br \/>\nand I am the scream I scream<br \/>\nthis oblivion is such intense living<br \/>\nyes, it feels like a bonfire!<\/p>\n<p>I also remember vividly<br \/>\nmy first dip into separateness<br \/>\nI\u2019m in charge of delivering a message<br \/>\nto the next year\u2019s teacher<br \/>\nas I walk through the class<br \/>\nI feel my ponytail bouncing against my head<br \/>\nthe pupils\u2019 looks on my back<br \/>\nand I pounder what they think of me<\/p>\n<p>I am a little girl\u2019s body<br \/>\nwalking and holding a letter<br \/>\ndelivering the message is just a task<br \/>\nfrom which my being withdrew<br \/>\nself-consciousness is born<br \/>\nand it\u2019s a spiky reef<br \/>\nseparated from the ocean of life<br \/>\nI transformed into an island<br \/>\nfor fear and complex thoughts<br \/>\nbuilt up a high wall<\/p>\n<p>How I long for the good bonfire<br \/>\nto burn clear and high again<br \/>\nto engulf ramparts<br \/>\neyes on my back and all sorts of fears<br \/>\nand to feel the flames of joy<br \/>\nin the oblivion of myself<\/p>\n<p><em><u> <\/u><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/humanalltoohuman.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Noche_San_Juan_Vignette2-e1687513255624.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanalltoohuman.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Noche_San_Juan_Vignette2-e1687513255624.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/humanalltoohuman.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Noche_San_Juan_Vignette2-e1687513255624-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/humanalltoohuman.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Noche_San_Juan_Vignette2-e1687513255624-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>   <\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text text_style=&#8221;subtitle&#8221;]Photo <a href=\"https:\/\/esteponeros.com\/la-noche-de-san-juan-en-estepona-2023-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/esteponeros.com\/la-noche-de-san-juan-en-estepona-2023-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a memory in my mind and body \/of what it is to be a good bonfire \/It is playing as a child<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[359,360,361,362,363],"tags":[364,365,366,367],"class_list":["post-2396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-citations-en","category-english","category-inspiration","category-personnes-personnages","category-shunryu-suzuki-en","tag-enfant-en","tag-feu-en","tag-joie-en","tag-zen-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.11 - 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