Battered by recent storms but still lovely, in a wabi-sabi kind of way.
Gan Xingfu (chasing happiness) 赶兴福
This November I am chasing happiness by photographing and sharing one lovely thing I see each day. I do edit the photos, often with an artistic effect like the one above, because playing with a lovely thing makes me happy.
Note: My son checked with his co-workers and, while they haven’t heard the phrase gan xingfu, they thought it was just fine to use.
There is a folk song called “Bring me a rose in the winter time”.
Bring me a rose in the winter time,
When roses are hard to find.
Bring me a rose in the winter time,
I've got roses on my mind.
A rose is sweet most anytime, and yet,
Bring me a rose in the winter time
How easy we forget.
Bring me a smile when I'm far from home,
When it's hard to find.
Bring me a smile when I'm far from home,
I've got smiling on my mind.
A smile is sweet most anytime, and yet,
Bring me a smile when I'm far from home,
How easy we forget.
Other stanzas are:
Bring me a friend when I'm all alone....
Bring me a kiss when my babes are grown....
Bring me a love in my autumn years....
Bring me peace when there's talk of war....
By Ernie Sheldon
Bring me a rose in the wintertime
When it’s hard to find
Bring me a rose in the wintertime
I’ve got roses on my mind
A rose is sweet
Most any time, and yet
Bring me a rose in the wintertime
It’s so easy to forget
Bring me a friend when I’m far from home
When it’s hard to find
Bring me a friend when I’m far from home
I’ve got friendship on my mind
A friend is sweet … It’s so easy to forget
Bring me a smile when I’m all alone
When it’s hard to find
Bring me a smile when I’m all alone
I’ve got smiles on my mind
A smile is sweet … It’s so easy to forget
Bring me a kiss when my child is grown
When it’s hard to find
Bring me a kiss when my child is grown
I’ve got kisses on my mind
A kiss is sweet … It’s so easy to forget
Bring me love in my autumn years
When it’s hard to find.
Bring me love in my autumn years
I’ve got loving on my mind.
Love is sweet … It’s so easy to forget
Bring me peace when there’s talk of war
When it’s hard to find
Bring me peace when there’s talk of war
Peace is on my mind
Peace is sweet … It’s so easy to forget
XingfuMama 