just wait and see

Found this quote when reading the book of the samurai:

‘How should a person respond when he is asked “as a human being, what is essential in terms of purpose and discipline?” First let us say, “it is to become of the mind that is right now pure and lacking complications” people in general all seem to be dejected. When one has a pure and uncomplicated mind his expression will be lively. When one is attending to matters, there is one thing that comes forth from his heart. That is, in terms of one’s lord, loyalty; in terms of ones parents, filial piety; in martial affairs, bravery; apart from that, something that can be used by all the world. This is very difficult to discover. Once discovered it is again difficult to keep in constant effect. There is nothing outside the thought of the immediate moment.’

This is from the 1700’s and still has a massive effect today. A mind that is ‘right now pure and uncomplicated’ indicates minimalism as a way to avoid dejection and matters should be attended to to give something that is useful to the world..Powerful stuff..