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The best respect you can pay to a site is to leave it as if you'd never even been there. There's nothing subjective about the idea of 'preservation', just leave as little trace of our interference as humanly possible. Aye, leave nothing, take only memories. Said it before so apologies. The Japanese have the expression, Kimochi dake itadakemasu (I will take only the spirit). It is said on declining a material gift for example, but it is said with gratitude and in acknowledgement that the spirit if not the substance of the gift is accepted. Rice cakes and sake are often placed on the family gravestone for a few minutes and then taken away (only the spirit of those things is left there). Reply | with quote |  26th June 2007ce 21:04 In reply to: Re: Ancient sites: Protect or Use? (CianMcLiam) |
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