LAW NO. 5BREAK IS THE IMPORTANT PART OF BREAKTHROUGH

 

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

Picasso

The first thing you notice about a Japanese-style rock garden is that little if anything actually grows in it. The second thing you notice is the nothingness of it all: a great expanse of seemingly empty space adorned with nothing more than some rather mesmerizing patterns of lines and waves in the sea gravel surrounding what appears to be randomly placed rocks. The garden is stark and simple yet elegant and beautiful.

As you gaze upon the garden, a feeling of tranquillity and serenity sweeps over you. You realize that you know that feeling; it’s the one you get when you stand on the seashore at sunset, staring out at ...

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