The heady and delightful scent of evening flowers in still air also
brings the biting insects that compromise our enjoyment. Naturally the
honeysuckle scent isn't meant for us at all but for those gnats to
pollinate the flowers! Human conceit takes a back seat to nature, it
feels to me like a genuine Japanese sentiment.
Andrea Gradidge
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