Wow, wow, wow… Now in my 37th year of recovery from the addiction of alcohol, marijuana, sleeping pills, antianxiety, pills, and cigarettes… I keep learning new things. Thank you for helping me understand how powerful the synergy of Wabi and Sabi can be. (I would only add that personally I do not find the definition of Wabi “being alone in nature” to be a negative. Sometimes, I find that being alone in nature is one of the most beautiful, restorative things that a human being can do.)
Loved this and I would suggest that "cultural maturity" or lack thereof explains a great deal about both societies. Followed to its artistic end wabi sabi becomes kintsugi in which the broken object achieves a beauty in the repair that it lacked when new. That's tough for the IKEA generation to fully appreciate.
Celina mum here, wow Chris, you made me weep grateful tears. You gave voice to such profound truths.
Wow, wow, wow… Now in my 37th year of recovery from the addiction of alcohol, marijuana, sleeping pills, antianxiety, pills, and cigarettes… I keep learning new things. Thank you for helping me understand how powerful the synergy of Wabi and Sabi can be. (I would only add that personally I do not find the definition of Wabi “being alone in nature” to be a negative. Sometimes, I find that being alone in nature is one of the most beautiful, restorative things that a human being can do.)
Loved this and I would suggest that "cultural maturity" or lack thereof explains a great deal about both societies. Followed to its artistic end wabi sabi becomes kintsugi in which the broken object achieves a beauty in the repair that it lacked when new. That's tough for the IKEA generation to fully appreciate.