cessation is the ultimate nature of all things, and that any dynamism, wherever in time it may fall, however briefly, is cause for celebration.

Yet the fullness of ‘mono no aware’ is in experiencing beauty and love despite loss. A feeling of deep appreciation intermingles with the mourning of what once was, or could have been, and what we know won’t last. Given that all things end, this same sentiment may prove helpful in understanding much of our human journey.