Ikebana arranged as to express peace. All gifts of flowers must be in bud, so that the person to whom they are sent may have the pleasure of seeing them openquite a contrast to the present Western idea of everything being forced to perfection before leaving the florist. The spiritual aspect of "kadō" is considered very important to its practitioners. Some practitioners feel silence is needed while making "ikebana" while others feel this is not necessary. It is a time to appreciate things in nature that people often overlook because of their busy lives. It is believed that one becomes more
English Garden (album) of works from David Bowie and Brian Eno, like the majority of artists in the style that existed around the release of the album. However, unlike other new wave releases that only increased their hopelessness of Bowie's and Eno's songs, "English Garden"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s honest, humorous lyrics, which deal with a male remembering about his currently failing marriage thanks to "automation and his modern surroundings" as one journalist analyzed, show that the narrator is struggling, but is optimistic that his relationship will improve. "English Garden" garnered mostly rave reviews upon its release. "The Age"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s John Teerds spotlighted the album's "inventive" songwriting, strong