Old Soul ? "Mono no Aware"

 Have you ever been told you are an old soul?

I have.

I took being called an old soul as complimentary …

Yet I didn’t phantom it’s implication.

what does "Old Soul" signify?

As Ralph Michael I have been on the planet for a good period of time (many decades).

I experienced a couple of events that could have shortened my current life.

Yet I was spared - I was allowed to continue on my journey 

My son Thomas said there must be a reason the events did not kill you

Lets backtrack …

My origin I believed is Italian. My mother and her parents are from Genoa in northern Italy.

My father and his parents were from just north of Naples.

Genoa + Naples = definitely Italian.

Perhaps this in only the recent story of my being on the planet

The Italian part of me shaped how I grew in my thinking and shaped my thinking psychologically, in my wanting to share my knowledge to help people (teaching).

It helped Awaken my talent in poetry, in photography ~

Poetry and photography have a way of capturing the moment. Does capturing the moment lead to breath work, to meditation, to appreciation?

The other day, I found out I was a real old soul.

I came across an article 

“Mono no Aware” it was an article by Toshiki Yukawa explaining “the Japanese Philosophy to express yourself”

It had to do with a deep emotion, profound emotional response  and an awareness of impermanence.  

How did the Japanese know about these things?

I use these thoughts and feelings in my growth and in my practice with clients.

So Can I be Italian and Japanese .

The Japanese knew and discussed this phrase in the 700’s. It became more formalized in the 1700s.

I know I love sushi and sashimi but the thoughts and feelings of the Japanese  “Mono no Aware” make me a very old soul. My lord 700’s

I will definitely have to meditate on “Mono no Aware” the next time I am enjoying  Japanese food. 

Maybe I need to revisit my homeland Italy and Japan.

The link to the article that makes me realize how much of an old soul is below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aacLpQb8zjU