Kindness, Kintsugi

At their cores, the arts of both kintsugi and kindness lie on the same plane: brokenness is a state to be tended to rather than one to be avoided. Originating in the 15th century, kintsugi is a Japanese art form wherein broken pottery is restored with a mixture of lacquer and gold. Rather than disguising the fractures, kintsugi foregrounds them; each break is lined with precious metal. Potters see the potential in pieces that would be otherwise disposed of, and, with gentle touch, the vessels are revived. And as patterns rep...