On Aug. 30, 2015, I had something of an epiphany: At 63, I’m old enough to believe I’ll live to see my death.

Then today, Rev. Ryusho Jeffus, during a discussion following online services at Myosho-ji, suggested that a 500-day journey is trivial. A 10-year timeframe is more useful for judging the merits of the practice of Nichiren Buddhism.

One of the aspects of this 500 Yojanas project that I’m enjoying is its finite nature. My goal is, quite literally, to blog until I die.

500 days. 10 years. This journey will be a lifetime.