Its that time of year in Japan... If you can find the right place, most likely a river or some sort of stream of water, you can see fireflies!! The words I have cant describe the beauty of seeing these amazing bugs. Unfortunately i didn't have to means to take any decent pictures. The only time I really remember anything about fireflies is from stories I would read when I was a kid. The first thought I had was to collect some of these things in a jar... But many years later, here I am. When I finally came to see the beauty of hundreds of fireflies with my own eyes, I remembered something... with each tiny light flickering on and off in mid air I began to feel like I was in some sort of dream.. As if only Totoro was real and we were all in some Miyazaki film. I realized that my year here in Japan is almost up... these bugs are slow, clumsy, and easy to catch, but the light they give out though for a brief moment of their short lifespan can inspire dreams into existence for children and grown ups. The firefly's light is fleeting and so is my time here. Our very existence is fleeting so we have to remember to make to most of it.
I wish I had the means to take pictures of these amazing creatures... but instead I stole one online...
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