“Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance.Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.”

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This reads as a meditation on how each season leaves behind a different inner lesson. The movement through the year becomes a way of naming innocence, exuberance, reverence, and perseverance as qualities that are not constant, but remembered after they have passed. It lands in moments of reflection, like looking back on earlier phases of life and noticing what each one quietly taught.

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About Yoko Ono

Japanese artist, musician, and peace activist

Yoko Ono is a Japanese artist, musician, and peace activist. She is also known for performance art and filmmaking. Her work spans several forms, with performance art and film alongside music and visual art. As a public figure, she has long been associated with peace activism, and her creative life has moved across art and music rather than fitting neatly into one field.

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