S1. Ep.16 Kintsugi - The art of Repair

Send us Fan MailDealing with brokenness is a fundamental aspect of life and living. In this episode of the Word Café, we deal with the subject of repair by looking at the old Japanese art called, Kintsugi.The translation from Japanese of Kintsugi or Kintsukuroi means golden joinery or repair with gold where the gold powder is applied on lacquer. Some refer to it as Kintsugi art with a metaphor of Kintsugi life, re-birth or Wabi-sabi philosophy. This technique transforms broken ceramic or pottery into beautiful art to its new life enhancing the break lines with gold giving the mended broken pottery pleasing and unique presentation. http://www.lakesidepottery.com/Pages/kintsugi-repairing-ceramic-with-gold-and-lacquer-better-than-new.htmWe all yearn for perfection, to be complete and fulfilled. In pursuit of this, life happens and we experience some pain here and there. Sometimes we feel like just giving up, but a careful look at the underlying principles of life, you will come to realize that repair is an aspect of life that we can learn so much from to make the best of that broken situation in our lives.This is what we focus on in this episodeSupport the showYou can support this show via the link below;https://www.buzzsprout.com/1718587/supporters/new