WABI SABI
Japanese way of living life
There’s no direct English translation to the concept of Wabi Sabi, but in essence it means: beauty in simplicity “Wabi” and tranquil aging “Sabi”.
When put together, the concept celebrates the pleasure of finding perfection in imperfection.
Simply, wabi-sabi is everything that modern, media-fuelled culture isn’t.
It means family dinners over fine dining; one meaningful relationship over a dozen acquaintances; a cracked teacup over fine crystal.
To understand the concept of wabi-sabi better, let’s see how it is applied to the different aspects of life. In true wabi-sabi fashion all it takes to get started – is nothing you don’t already have
RELATIONSHIPS
Wabi sabi is the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete, the antithesis of our classical notion of beauty as something perfect, enduring, and monumental."
A wabi sabi relationship is one in which you deliberately accept each other where you are—imperfect, unfinished, and mortal.
"Appreciation for imperfections in others, and even in yourself, is the essential wabi sabi frame of mind," A nice quote I have read 'There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.'"
Accepting someone else's faults, rather than taking them on as a project to be fixed, leaves you the time and emotional energy for enjoying that person.
FOOD
"Wabi sabi principles suggest our food should be natural, simple, and prepared from intuition," Making a meal should be a creative, joyful act, not a test you can fail.
Don't just taste flavors but inhale the richness of smells, hear the sounds your food makes, feel the textures (wet, chewy, crunchy) in your mouth. "Part of the wabi sabi approach is training ourselves to appreciate the simplest things in life and using them to engage our senses," Choose dishes, silverware, and cooking utensils with heft and texture to deepen the sensory experience of eating.
BEAUTY
Yes, the beauty of youth is almost universally revered. But in wabi sabi, as in life itself, change is the only constant, and wabi sabi encourages us to embrace it.
"The starting point of cultivating a wabi sabi beauty is to appreciate the process of aging," he says. "Try not to get caught up in wanting to stagnate in one part of your natural progression through life."
True beauty, in a wabi sabi sense, is about taking care of yourself, not turning your face into a blank canvas. If we stop spending the time to spackle over every freckle or cover up every gray hair, we can be more fully engaged with the world—which gives us real charisma.
WORK
"Align your actions and words to your values, and you'll reflect your best self. Authenticity goes a long way toward eliminating power struggles in the workplace," which is probably the most significant thing most of us could do to simplify our lives at the office."Uncover what's distinctive about you as a person and highlight that,".
Vivek
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