Yesterday, I had to run some errands for my entrance exam for my mathematics and technical education program. On the way home, an inner urge led me to the cemetery where some of my ancestors are buried. I cleared the grave of fallen branches and reflected on the passage of time. These Higan cherries were blooming beautifully in the cemetery. Higan, 彼岸, means "distant shore". I have my exam tomorrow. It will take place at an address on a street named after my great-grandfather, the Hilpertstrasse in Darmstadt. He was a politician who is buried in this cemetery.

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