the hermit crab prefers a tiny shell,
aware of its needs
and so with me.
i know my needs
and i know the world.
i wish for nothing
quiet is my only wish
people in the world
do not build houses
to suit their real needs
i love my lonely dwelling,
this one-room hut.
sometimes i go to the capital
but when i return
i pity those who seek
the dross of the world.
kama-no-chomei
hojoki (visions of a torn world)
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