…by the image of a heron standing at the edge of water, as in this painting which is by the Great Japanese artist Kano Motonobu. There is the heron standing quietly and serenely watching the water. And so the whole meaning of this attitude to life is…

…are entirely covered in gold leaf and painted by the greatest masters of Japan. You'll say sit down to sleep by a Kano Motonobu screen, and the landscape around you the gardens, the view are gorgeous beyond belief. This is the life of resignation. Now…