Furoshiki

What is Furoshiki?

Furoshiki is the name for the Japanese technique of using a wrapping cloth to transport clothes, gifts, or other items. The name means "bath spread", which derives from the practice of using them to wrap clothes while at the bath house, having previously been known as Hirazutsumi (flat folded bundle).
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What is the History of Furoshiki?

The word furoshiki, literally meaning furo (bath) and shiki (spread), was coined in the Edo period (1615-1868) when the public bath (sento) became popular. Patrons of the sento would carry their change of clothes and bathing articles wrapped in the furoshiki, and then spread it out onto the floor to change their clothes on. The furoshiki saw its heyday in the Edo period, where it was considered a functional and essential item among the working class. Merchants and peddlers would carry their wares to the street in the furoshiki, then lay them out on the furoshiki to sell. Gifts for special events such as weddings would also be presented in a furoshiki to the newlyweds.

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What can you do with it?

In Japan, the presentation of a gift is just as important as the gift. Furoshiki is used for wrapping articles such as a special present in Japan. Compliments of the season or feelings of thanks are often conveyed with such a traditional present. The pattern of the cloth is designed so it displays beautifully when wrapped. Wrapping is important in Japan, an indication of politeness, dignity and an added note of respect in a nation that values indirect communication. Someone who borrows an umbrella might return it wrapped in a cheery cotton furoshiki, for example. Wrappings are also meant to conform with the value of the gift and the formality of the situation. Members of Japan's parliament carry documents in big purple furoshiki instead of briefcases. Elderly women tuck a furoshiki in their kimono sleeve, unfolding it to carry home the day's groceries.
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Letters to God

Everything Is Beautiful
Anne Marie Boskovich

I would not be here tonight

if I had to choose.

It's always the bigger things in life

that seem to choose you.

You can say what you want.

Believe what you will believe yeah

But I'll take what I want

and see what I need to see.



When I'm buried in the questions

I can't find the answers.

I close my eyes and listen

'till I remember

Everything was beautiful

Nothing seem to matter

Every day was just another day to dream

You can say what you want

and be who you want to be. yeah



And you never looked back to the things that you had or the ones that you never need.

Buried in the questions


I can't find the answers

I close my eyes and listen 'till I remember

Everything is beautiful beautiful



If this is all there is

you can't wrap your head around it

If somewhere love exists you can wrap your arms around it



Can you hear me now?

Can you hear me now?

Can you hear me now?

Can you hear me now?



Buried in the questions

you can't find the answers

Close your eyes and listen until you remember ohoh

You don't need the answers

Just close your eyes and remember



Everything was beautiful

Everything is beautiful..here

Miracle (English Translation) - Super Junior

Life couldn't get better
Life couldn't get better

'Til now, the time without you in my life was full of darkness (without you baby)
But ever since I've met you, my life's been like a dream (baby)

When I first saw you (first saw you) a miracle (a miracle)
I felt the miracle, it was you

Life couldn't get better (hey~)
I'll hold you in my arms and fly
We'll fly towards the blue moon (ho~)
I'll kiss you when you're sleeping
Life couldn't get better (hey~)
Open your heart and take my hand
Life couldn't get better

You've changed my ordinary life (a holiday)
And all the people in the world look happy (I wanna thank you baby)

When I first saw you (first saw you) a miracle (a miracle)
I felt the miracle, it was you

Life couldn't get better (hey~)
I'll hold you in my arms and fly
We'll fly towards the blue moon (ho~)
I'll kiss you when you're sleeping
Life couldn't get better (hey~)
Open your heart and take my hand
Life couldn't get better
(Life couldn't get better)

When I first saw you, a miracle (a miracle)
I love you baby and I'm never gonna stop

Life couldn't get better (hey~)
I'll hold you in my arms and fly
We'll fly towards the blue moon (ho~)
I'll kiss you when you're sleeping
Life couldn't get better (hey~)
Open your heart and take my hand

Life couldn't get better (hey~)
I'll hold you in my arms and fly
We'll fly towards the blue moon (ho~)
I'll kiss you when you're sleeping
Life couldn't get better (hey~)
Open your heart and take my hand
Life couldn't get better

"I'll Be" - Edwin McCain

The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath.
And emeralds from mountains thrust toward the sky
Never revealing their depth.
Tell me that we belong together,
Dress it up with the trappings of love.
I'll be captivated,
I'll hang from your lips,
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above.

[Chorus:]
I'll be your crying shoulder,
I'll be love's suicide
I'll be better when I'm older,
I'll be the greatest fan of your life.

And rain falls angry on the tin roof
As we lie awake in my bed.
You're my survival, you're my living proof.
My love is alive -- not dead.
Tell me that we belong together.
Dress it up with the trappings of love.
I'll be captivated,
I'll hang from your lips,
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above

[Chorus]

And I've dropped out, I've burned up, I've fought my way back from the dead.
I've tuned in, turned on, remembered the things that you said

[Chorus:]
I'll be your crying shoulder,
I'll be love's suicide
I'll be better when I'm older,
I'll be the greatest fan of your...
I'll be your crying shoulder,
I'll be love's suicide
I'll be better when I'm older,
I'll be the greatest fan of your life.

The greatest fan of your life.
...greatest fan of your life.

Who Am I (Casting Crowns)

Who am I? 
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I? 
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart.

Bridge:
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours. 

Who am I? 
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again.
Who am I? 
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.


I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours. 

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.


I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.
I am yours.

Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
Cause I am yours..
I am yours..