The ancient tea master, Rikyu once said “Have
umbrellas ready even if it is not raining”.
This is one of the seven essentials of The Way of Tea, which I
introduced on the previous entry.
“Have umbrellas ready even if it is not
raining” seems like a vain effort. In modern
times, everybody thinks being rational is good.
Isn’t this lesson rational?
Way back in Rikyu’s days, it must have been
difficult to predict the weather. The
goal of every ceremony is to make your guests happy. So, it’s a good idea to prepare umbrellas for
your guests in case of sudden rain. To
lead thing to success, foreseeing emergency situations are necessary. Not considering about such kinds of situation
is irrational.
My interpretation of Rikyu’s “Have umbrellas
ready even if it is not raining” is that
preparing for any contingency is important.
preparing for any contingency is important.
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