pacific saury

Present moment practice continues. Does it work? I don’t know. What do you mean by “work” here? Does life get any better? Present moment brings us joy? happiness? I don’t know. It does not promise anything. I just try to remind myself to be present. That’s it. It is not a magic.
But, actually I recently find simple things around us just wonderful. Today, I had pacific saury for dinner. I was struck by the shiny, beautiful body of the fish. How had I overlooked its beauty all these years? What a wonderful encounter—the fact that I meet this fish and am nourished by it. I was amazed, and words feel too small to express the awe I felt.
When I was a university student, my philosophy professor told us that the fact this fish is here on my table at this moment is nothing less than a miracle, brought about by an almost unimaginable chain of chances. I was just listening to it and didn’t quite understand what he said, but after 30 years, it felt as though I had finally glimpsed the meaning behind his words.