Hello
everyone!
It
is November and we have less than two months to finish this year, unbelievable!
In
traditional Japanese philosophy Wabi-sabi is sometimes described as beauty that
is imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It means we always need to
acknowledge that nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect. Arts
can exemplify a wabi-sabi aesthetic as in Honkyoku, Ikebana, Bonsai etc. The wabi and sabi concepts are religious
in origin, but actual usage of the words in Japanese is often quite casual. In
today's Japan, the meaning of wabi-sabi is often condensed to wisdom in natural
simplicity. A scholar once stated that wabi-sabi people can learn to live through
the senses and better engagement in life as it happens, rather than being
caught up in unnecessary thoughts. The idea is that being surrounded by
natural, changing, unique objects helps us connect to our real world and escape
potentially stressful distractions. Wabi-sabi can change our perception of our world
(or individual lives) to the extent that a chip or crack in a vase ( as in
changes we experience) makes it more interesting and gives the object greater
meditative value. Similarly materials that age such as bare wood, paper, old
buildings and fabric become more interesting as they exhibit changes that can
be observed over time. This
is the relationship between wabi-sabi and emotional Intelligence.
We
celebrate with you if you were born in November. We pray that you will not be
fed with eba because of illness this month ( won o ni f`eba nu o ni osu yi ) and always.
Have
a wonderful month everybody!
Olusegun
Aare
YAJ
