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:iconjyoujo:
How I can't recall
But im staring at
What once was the wall

So this is where you are
And this is where I am
Somewhere between
Unsure and a hundred



☆ if you ever feet like needing a little time alone .
this is your place . . " the thought room "
please visit and be amazed by .





Since these spider Lilies usually bloom near cemeteries around the autumnal equinox,
they are described in Chinese and Japanese translations of the Lotus Sutra as ominous flowers that grow in 地 獄(also known as Hell),
and guide the dead into the next reincarnation.
A famous legend is of two elves: 曼 珠, who guarded the flower, and 沙 華 who guarded the leaves.
Out of curiosity, they defied their fate of guarding the herb alone, and managed to meet each other.
At first sight, they fell in love ♥ with each other. G.O.D, exasperated by their waywardness,
separated the miserable couple, and laid a curse on them as a punishment:
the flowers of 曼 珠 shall never meet the leaves of 沙 華 again.
It was said that when the couple met after death in hell , they vowed to meet each other after reincarnation.
However, neither of them could keep their words. ♥

Some other legends have it that when a person sees someone that they may never meet again,
these flowers, also called red spider lilies, would bloom along the path.
Perhaps because of these sorrowful legends .




You once told me, our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.

Is that true for everybody, or is it just poetic bullshit?



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My images may not be reproduced in any form without my written permission.
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a l w a y s !

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i 'm sure we'll grow ...
but we'll never bloom again...
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:iconjyoujo:
*jyoujo Jul 30, 2012  Student Photographer
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i'm okay .
those are just words .

; )
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*LunaFeles Jul 30, 2012   Photographer
okay :)
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~pinkbunnilicious Jul 29, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
wow - thanks for sharing "the thought room" - i actually needed something like that today... :hug:
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*jyoujo Jul 29, 2012  Student Photographer
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i like ti very much when i first saw it .
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~naomicchi-desu Jul 27, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
AMAZING!
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~MysticalDreamer Jul 26, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
As always I love when you photograph these flowers! Amazing!
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:iconhakaiakumu:
this shot really does express the sadness in the legend~
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:iconankh666:
What a legend...very moving, very sad. I haven't known it before.

But the implication that true love and happiness isn't for everybody makes me cringe.
Is our fate really predefined that way?
I don't want to think so...
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:iconfreefilly51:
This flower does have a sort of... "macabre" look, thinking about the kind of association people have with it. But one must admit, it is also a beautiful flower in its own right. It almost looks like an alien life-form, too. :aww:
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*jyoujo Jul 23, 2012  Student Photographer
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