My personal project

"To live only in the present moment, to direct one's entire attention to the whims of the moon, to snow, to cherry blossoms, to maple leaves, to sing, to drink sake, to find pleasure solely in swaying, without caring even a little about the poverty that confronts us, to refuse to be disheartened, to be like a floating gourd on the current of a river: this is what is called ukiyo."

From Asai Riyoi, Ukiyo monogatari [Tales of the Floating World], 1661