Everyday life may not be boring as you think. Perhaps, happiness is like hidden gems, which lie buried under those mundane and ordinary moments; just waiting to be uncovered.

chi-go-ichi-e (一期一会) is a Japanese four-character idiom (yojijukugo) that loosely translates to "once in a lifetime".

Each moment, each chance, each encounter is unique. You could meet the same friend again but both you and the friend are not the same as when you last met. Therefore, there is a need to be deliberate, to cherish and savor every moment, as the same moment will never come again.

Often, in retrospect, the best things in life happen totally by chance.

If Happiness were to exist, it would have to exist hidden somewhere within those ordinary and mundane moments. And wouldn’t it be extraordinary to be able to uncover those moments? It would be like finding half-polished diamonds. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to capture those special moments and share them with family and friends and the next generation?

For me, Street Photography is also Ichi-go-ichi-e (一期一会). Each Photo is a special moment, a dream, an emotion frozen in time.

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