Wabi Sabi: The Philosophy of Achieving Perfection Through Imperfection

"Wabi" means "rustic simplicity" or "understated elegance" with an emphasis on a less-is-more way of thinking.
"Sabi" is interpreted as "finding joy in the imperfect." Wabi-sabi's meaning is vast and almost difficult to distill in a single sentence, but it can be easily applied to situations in daily life.
In possessions, partnerships, successes, the relentless pursuit of success also contributes to pain, fear, disappointment, and hasty decision.
This is where wabi-sabi prompts you to take a break.
The Japanese ideology teaches us to reflect on the benefits that are concealed in our daily lives, and appreciate as things are rather than how they ought to be.

• Wabi-sabi rewards genuineness.
• Wabi-sabi with a conscious choice is like a minimalism.

A good example of wabi-sabi in innovation is the art of kintsugi, where broken pottery is filled with gold dusted lacquer as a way to showcase the age's elegance and destruction, rather than conceal it.
The flaw is not hidden, but is revealed.
This isn't to suggest that the craftsman was incompetent (wabi-sabi isn't an excuse for poor handicraft). As part of the object's beauty, Wabi-sabi draws attention to the cracks in a tea-cup.
It's as simple (or as difficult) to follow wabi-sabi as understanding and accepting yourself- imperfections, and everything. It's about being honest about yourself as you are, and improving on anything that's - not striving feverishly to reinvent yourself and appear as something else completely.
Today, appreciating the stuff we have, the people we love, and the opportunities we have in our lives is losing value.

• Simply put, wabi-sabi lets you be yourself.
• Embrace the incomplete beauty of being you.

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