For nearly two weeks I have been struggling with a fold-up
red table that has become unstuck at one of its main struts. I use it every
day, and so have spent many minutes realigning a metal rod through both struts
and then replacing the unstuck strut only to have it fall apart the next time I
use it.
Today, I opened my copy of “Haiku Mind” to this Gary Snyder
poem:
“After weeks of watching the roof leak
I fixed it tonight
by moving a single board”.
I love both the literal and metaphorical interpretations.
And so within ten minutes and a small amount of glue the table is mended.
Now what else do I need to get around to…
This makes so much sense to me now you and Gary Snyder have said it. Yours and his words a single, simple thing that has huge imapct. Love this. Reminds me of the Welsh phrase 'Gwneud y pethau bychan' do the little things. I'm going to hold this in mind today. Thanks for alerting me to it
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