Indeed. Lacquer ware and ceramics that have been repaired in the kintsugi technique are always readily obvious--it's hard to ignore seams of gold filling cracks and indentations where a piece was shattered. Sensei once said that kintsugi invokes the idea that something broken and put back together is more beautiful than it was before, but I don't know if I agree with that, myself. I think of kintsugi as a way to acknowledge the history of an item, even if it involves breaking. A bowl does not have to be discarded upon breaking; it can continue to be used, so long as there is some way to put it back together.
[yusuke's thumb strokes over ren's cheekbone, a gentle gesture, a comfort for him]
Right now, you are like a bowl that has been broken, and the bonds you have forged the gold that will repair you and let you be born anew. The cracks are there, yes, but you are still whole. You will not be discarded. You will just be different.
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Indeed. Lacquer ware and ceramics that have been repaired in the kintsugi technique are always readily obvious--it's hard to ignore seams of gold filling cracks and indentations where a piece was shattered. Sensei once said that kintsugi invokes the idea that something broken and put back together is more beautiful than it was before, but I don't know if I agree with that, myself. I think of kintsugi as a way to acknowledge the history of an item, even if it involves breaking. A bowl does not have to be discarded upon breaking; it can continue to be used, so long as there is some way to put it back together.
[yusuke's thumb strokes over ren's cheekbone, a gentle gesture, a comfort for him]
Right now, you are like a bowl that has been broken, and the bonds you have forged the gold that will repair you and let you be born anew. The cracks are there, yes, but you are still whole. You will not be discarded. You will just be different.