Hokusai says
Look carefully
He says pay attention, notice.
He says keep looking, stay curious.
He says there is no end to seeing.
He says look forward to getting old.
He says keep changing.
You just get more of who you really are.
He days get stuck, accept it, repeat yourself as long as its interesting.
He says keep doing what you love.
He says keep praying.
He says every one of us is a child.
every one of us is ancient, every one of us has a body.
He says every one of us is frightened.
He says every one of us has to find a way to live with fear
He says everything is alive, He says it doesn't matter if you draw, or write books.
It doesn't matter if you saw wood, or catch fish.
It doesn't matter if you sit at home and stare at the ants on your verandah or the shadows of the trees and grasses in your garden.
It matters that you care.
It matters that you feel.
It matters that you notice.
It matters that life lives through you.
Joy is living through you.
Peace is life living through you
He says don't be afraid.
Look, feel, let life take you by the hand.
Let life live through you.