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I would readily acknowledge that writing haiku is a means of self-expression, yet this isn’t synonymous with the subjective. The primary motivation isn’t fundamentally ego-based; that is, I’m not primarily interested in my personal experience, odd as this may sound to contemporary readers. I write haiku to see beyond my subjective vantage point. While I may begin with the subjective, I seek the universal. The subjective is little more than the springboard for stumbling onto revelations of truth in nature that stimulate self-transcendence. For the same reason, I read haiku to discover the universal. If I were only interested in the subjective, I would have lost interest in reading/writing haiku decades ago. If, for example, I have the misfortune of walking under a balcony when a flower pot is accidentally knocked over and it splits my head open, this painful objective reality isn’t a personal narrative that I can construct in the nanosecond before I lapse into unconsciousness. There’s nothing subjective here, because there is an objective reality that exists independent of my subjective experience
A vibrant landscape featuring a colorful tree and a charming house beside a serene pond. The scene is filled with autumn hues and soft mountains in the background, creating a dreamy atmosphere.