In front of a ruined temple, girls from the art club were putting together an ikebana. The plants they used were those that grew on their school’s campus – Japanese pampas grass and wild roses. In this world where modern civilization has been destroyed, these flowers represent an oasis of beauty. Just looking at them, I could feel my concerns and stress slowly fading away.
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