If you look closely at a tree you’ll notice it’s knots and dead branches, just like our bodies.
What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully.
– Matthew Fox
Wabi Sabi is a way of seeing the world that is at the heart of Japanese culture. It finds beauty and harmony in what is simple, imperfect, natural, modest, and mysterious. – Mark Reibstein, Wabi Sabi To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality. – John Ruskin, The Stones of […]
via A Way of Seeing the World — Steve McCurry’s Blog
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Amen!
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Eternity is eternally perfect…imperfection is sign of ignorance.
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Imperfection is a part of being human. If that’s ignorance so be it. But, just because eternity is eternally perfect does not mean we can achieve that perfection here on earth. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Alas, imperfection is a sign of our mortality… and we must not beat ourselves up trying to reach perfection on this side of heaven. Just do your best, “Tamrindleaves”. ❤
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True.
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yes.
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You got wisdom I wish I could have chat with you …
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thank you.
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Pleasure
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I love the concept of “Wabi Sabi” – and I thank you for reminding us of its constant relevance in our lives and in our world.
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Our imperfections make us unique and beautiful
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true.
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The paradox of life.
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yes a paradox. thank you.
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The spirituality of imperfection was well evidenced in our recent vacation to South India.
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