The Tale of Genji = Repetition and Imitation

In the sea of ​​cause and effect, destiny repeats itself, and sorrow returns.

Time passes. This supreme moment will soon pass as well. Because this supreme moment can never be recaptured, it is instead repeated over and over in memory, returning to itself and eventually dominating the flow of time itself. Feelings frozen in a point that has passed will reverse the flow of time, distorting it, bending human relationships and bringing tragedy closer. --From the text