Saturday, February 15, 2025

Words and idioms: Oubaitori

 Pronounced Oh-Buy-Toe-Ree

Well, it's a weird thing to stumble upon a springy theme on these cold dark days. But anyway, let's jump into it:

Oubaitori is a Japanese idiom concerning nature.

Springtime in Japan is described as a riot of colors. Obubaitori is inspired by four trees of Cherry, Apricot, Peach, and Plum. In unison, they blossom and amalgam a colorful picture of diverse colors and smells.

 On the human level, Oubaitori reflects the diverse nature, mindsets, and sensations while we coexist.

Oubaitori mentality has an air of individuality and giving meaning while we persist in our individual values. This is a pearl of pleasant wisdom specifically in the current "Us vs. Them" climate. Maybe it can help us eschew all the hostility toward the ever-threatening existence of "them". Instead of being inured to tribal hostility and conforming to the hot xenophobic trends, the nature of Japanese spring may somewhat remind us of the collective imperfection that makes a whole palatable. 

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