Who said dying wasn't easy? Because we're dying all the time My girl said, "Try and take it easy" But I've got dying on my mind I hope I melt when the sun comes up I hope I melt when the sun comes up I hope I melt when the sun comes up I hope I melt when the sun comes up "What is called, "The Spirit of the Void," is where there is nothing It is not included in man's knowledge Of course, the void is nothingness By knowing things that exist, you can know that which does not exist That is the void People in this world look at things mistakenly and think what they do not understand must be the void This is not the true void, it is bewilderment With your spirit settled, accumulate practice day-by-day and hour-by-hour Polish the two-fold spirit, Heart and Mind And sharpen the two-fold gaze, Perception and Sight When your spirit is not in the least clouded When the clouds of bewilderment clear away There is the true void In the void is virtue and no evil Wisdom has existence, principal has existence The Way has existence Spirit is nothingness" Twelfth day of the fifth month Second year of Shōhō, 1645 Shinmen Musashi