Japanese calligraphy Light a Light in Your Heart

Light a Light in Your Heart

KOKORO NI HIKARI WO TOMOSE

Have you ever felt as though you were walking through a long, pitch-black tunnel?

No matter how hard you strive, you cannot see the light at the end.

It is so dark that you cannot even see where you step.

You try to move forward by touch, but you don’t know where to take the next step.

"It’s so dark."

"I can't see any light ahead."

Before you surrender to these laments,

Before you wait for someone to pull you out,

or for a tiny spark called "luck" to rain down from the sky...

Light a light in your own heart.

The light called Hope,

the light of Passion,

the light of Self-Belief.

"There isn't a glimmer of light; it's total darkness..."

Before you lose heart, kindle the light within you.

The darkness before your eyes might simply be a projection of your own anxieties.

The light of the heart is yours to ignite,

and you can increase its intensity as much as you wish.

It will illuminate your feet, right where it was once pitch black.

Light that flame, and sweep away the darkness called fear.

And then, let’s take another step forward.

Created on rice paper with original India ink, watercolour and acrylic in mixed media.
Size: 90x60 cm