[1] De titel sensei was destijds gereserveerd voor Japanse leraren. Uit respect werd dobbeleer sensei Maître genoemd.
Reis naar door Japan
Tokyo, Tanabe, Osaka, ....
En wel zonder iets kapot te maken. De uitdaging is om dieper te helen, dan gemakkelijk voelt om te doen. Daarna draaien de rollen zich om. We 'trekken' elkaar flink uit elkaar.
En het helpt.
Ik zal het nooit vergeten.
Sindsdien is nog duidelijker.....
al die angst en afkeer van pijn, elkaar pijn doen. .... Ik heb er niets mee. De pijn voelen af en toe, ademen en los laten. ..... Magisch.
Ik ga......
Luxe bungalow met binnenzwembad van ongeveer 2,5 bij 4 meter., een ouderwetse Sauna en bubbelbad met waterstraal.
'He, ..... doe je kleren uit en kom in bad. .....
Er zal een reden zijn waarom ik het gesprek niet meer heb onthouden wat er op volgde.....
ertoe
Mensen
MATTER
People
Things
Short Life Cycles
Harmful to the environment
Natural Materials
in the world
that some man cannot ...
make a little worse
and
sell a little cheaper". " Over a century later and John Ruskin's observation is still valid; what's more, we believe it says a lot about the products on offer today. There was a time when the only problem facing quality goods was competition from goods of an even higher quality, now it seems that inferior goods are the main problem.
Certainly, as far as household goods are concerned, there are very few high quality products which are not diminished by the proliferation of paler imitations, produced by unimaginative competitors at the lowest possible price.
Products have increasingly shorter life cycles, they come and go, are launched and disappear again. Everyday items have been turned from commodities into consumer goods, not built to last, but to be thrown away as soon as possible in order to make way for the latest fad or 'special offer'.
Not only is this harmful to the environment, it also means that we no longer have a 'special relationship' with the things we use every day and which help us to do something well.
How many of the products on offer today will ever become prized possessions?
This is why we have selected items of quality in the widest sense of the word:
they are manufactured with great skill according to traditional methods and are thus reliable and practical;
the materials are carefully chosen to suit the purpose, and are, therefore, attractive;
they are made from traditional materials, i.e. metal, glass, wood etc., can be repaired and are environmentally friendly.
The result of all our homework is this onlineshop. Somewhere in the region of 2,000 quality items have been selected for inclusion, some of which are true classics which have stood the test of time. They are made from materials of the highest quality, they function well and will outlive any trend or fashion.
We sincerely hope you enjoy our products, you might even like to place an order - or just send us your ideas and comments."
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Peter Bacas Sensei