People may be familiar with the word ‘maruten’, as in Maruten Kohaku. ‘Maru’ means circular/round, ‘ten’ means spot or mark.
Whilst Maruju Koi Farm may be ‘Tancho city’ I don’t think the use of the character in the farm names relates to ‘round or circular’.
The word ‘maru’ is also used as a prefix for Japanese ships, a tradition dating back many hundreds of years. Wikipedia lists several reasons as to why this may be so:
(The most common): That ships were thought of as floating castles, and the word referred to the defensive “circles” or maru that protected the castle.
That the suffix -maru is often applied to words representing something that is beloved, and sailors applied this suffix to their ships.
That the term maru is used in divination and represents perfection or completeness, or the ship as a small world of its own.
A legend of Hakudo Maru, a celestial being that came to earth and taught humans how to build ships. It is said that the name maru is attached to a ship to secure celestial protection for it as it travels.
For the past few centuries, only non-warships bore the maru ending. It was intended to be used as a good hope naming convention that would allow the ship to leave port, travel the world, and return safely to home port: hence the complete circle arriving back to its origin unhurt.
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Letter to an Incomplete, Insecure Teenager -
Self is simply too small to satisfy the exploding longings of my heart.
Fake Love, Fake War: Why So Many Men Are Addicted to Internet Porn and Video Games -
There’s a key difference between porn and gaming. Pornography can’t be consumed in moderation because it is, by definition, immoral. A video game can be a harmless diversion along the lines of a low-stakes athletic competition. But the compulsive form of gaming shares a key element with porn: both are meant to simulate something, something for which men long.
Pornography promises orgasm without intimacy. Video warfare promises adrenaline without danger. The arousal that makes these so attractive is ultimately spiritual to the core.
Satan isn’t a creator but a plagiarist. His power is parasitic, latching on to good impulses and directing them toward his own purpose. God intends a man to feel the wildness of sexuality in the self-giving union with his wife. And a man is meant to, when necessary, fight for his family, his people, for the weak and vulnerable who are being oppressed.
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…I still can’t get over you.
(Source: mangahere.com)
(Source: mangahere.com)
What if in morning when I wake up
Even before I fill my coffee cup
I said thank You
Thank You
What if I look at the day and the hours ahead
And before I move forward I bowed my head
And said thank You
Oh I said thank You
What if I lost everything that I had
I could smile and somehow still be glad
And say thank You
Thank you
Cause life is joy, life is pain
But the prayer on my heart will never change
I say thank You
Oh I’ll say thank You
What if I looked at my life in a different way
Took a little more time to stop and pray
I know it would change all the moments in between
So here I go
Thank You for everything
Thank You for loving me
It don’t even matter what tomorrow brings
Well I will sing my
Thank You for sun and rain
For what You give and take away
For all Your goodness I will always say
Thank You
Oh I’ll say thank You
(Source: lyricstime.com)
Another one. HAHA.
Disclaimers:
I do not own the photo. Credits go to the owner (see source link).
I do not support Coke Zero (heard it’s more unhealthy than the regular Coke), BUT… something like this could change my mind ;)