I have been to these gardens a great many times, and with each visit, I encounter something new. It is rare(especially for me) to see something, and not just look at it. But here, it is easy to see something, and know that in it's own way, it is providing mw with a feeling of relaxation. This is a great place to relax, listen to the falls, and tune all other distractions out. This area was sculpted by a man. He heard the message of Mother Tree, and build what he knoew in his heart he was to do. A re creation of the gardens that are popular in Japan maybe? It is truly a sculpted beauty. AA home to life from ferns to Kai fish. This palce represents what we can to to improve our presence on this earth. It is here for the enjoyment of all, and not for the commercial gain of a few. The flowing spirit of these gargens is the embodiment of the love that Isamu put into this palce. It's beauty and design are tokens of his hard work. It's life and existence are gifts that man should cherish. It's the life, perfection, and spirit of the oriental gardens that are truly the manifestation of zen and thoguth. And as I sit here, my mind radiates with ideas. Ideas about my past, and my future. Ideas that make me want to go do something, anything. I try to supress them for now and just sit, but it is hard to do. From the time we could walk, we were taught to think big, and think a lot. Relaxation was merely a conveinience. So now I find it hard not to look for something to do. Normally I seem willing to criticize mans actions toward the natural world. Mow I am glad that someone if only a few, were willing to build this place in tribute. For now that is all the gratification that I need. I wish that fild could capture the feeling and not just the view. To be complete in capturing memories, Kodak film would have to capture the breeze, andthe suns glow. Kodak does however provide me with means by which I can find my way back here even if it is only for a moment.