“Having eyes, but
not seeing beauty;
Having ears, but
not hearing music;
Having minds, but
not perceiving truth;
Having hearts that
are never moved, and therefore never set on fire.
These are the
things to fear, said the headmaster”.
The headmaster’s
name was Sosaku Kobayashi, a lesser-known Japanese educator. The quote is by
Ms. Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, one of the students from the school, in her book
Totto-Chan (The Little Girl at the Window), a Japanese best-seller and
translated by Dorothy Britton.
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