 (Japanese) Kin = golden tsugi = joinery It means, literally, ‘to join with gold’. In Zen aesthetics, the broken pieces of an accidentally-smashed pot should be carefully picked up, reassembled and then glued together with lacquer inflected with a very luxuriant gold powder. There should be no attempt to disguise the damage, the point is to render the fault-lines beautiful and strong. The precious veins of gold are there to emphasize that breaks have a philosophically-rich merit all of their own. In addition to serving as an aesthetic principle, Kintsugi has long represented prevalent philosophical ideas. Namely, the practice is related to the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which calls for seeing beauty in the flawed or imperfect. KINTSUGI IN MY LIFE  Embracing Imperfection , Respecting chinks and scars , Valuing the red herring , Savouring unique experiences , Looking behind flaws to discover beauty , Shattered fragments tell inspiring stories. Battle scarred and worn , they have endured and won. The very act of repair is therapeutic and a reflection of love. Repair gives hope and borders on the divine. Repair heralds in the journey of healing. The intention to fix , keep , retain as opposed to discard or trade in for newer and better. Its humbling to see old school values coming back as we begin to heal the earth. Dad’s famous line of “Waste not , want not” reverberates. That was his frugal family motto. Not very well received by the trendy teenager then , but imbibed by the semi centennial now. Old is gold. You need a base of gold to hold a rock-solid diamond or precious stone in a beautiful jewellery setting. We are unable to rewind the movie of life. But we can cherish what we have and move forward with increased wisdom. Kintsugi in relationships and marriages. Here’s to our 35th . In celebration of our love, our challenges , our weaknesses , the uniqueness of our journey together . Anthem Leonard Cohen Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in (( Click this link to listen to an inspiring song by Leonard Cohen )) anthem.html "The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places" - Ernest Hemingway 26-October-2021 Related concept - WABI SABI
Extracted from a strange email to Romeo on Wabi Sabi concept in interiors and paintings. What is wabi-sabi? In Japanese, wabi-sabi (わび さび/侘寂) means to get rid of the unnecessary and to pursue the essence of nature. It is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic, a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. A beauty of things modest and humble. Accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay in which everything has beauty. Wabi(侘び) originally referred to the loneliness of living in nature, remote from society, which is a low-key decoration and appearance. While Sabi(寂び) means “lonely” or “withering”, its reference to an old style.
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