I feel lucky to have found a fellow-writer/substacker and made a friend who I can talk to about so many topics (including our origins in India) and--this is important--who also conveniently lives in my 'hood :-)
kintsugi is an interesting concept! I think intersecting with people we like, admire, envy, and are walking or have walked the path we want to walk is a huge attraction and traction, helping us to keep going and get to where we want to go faster.
I am a fan of both of you, and I like knowing that you are friends.
Kintsugi is one of the most beautiful and philosophically satisfying art forms I know about. It’s such an apt metaphor for people in general. In Alexandra Fuller’s book “Scribbling the Cat,” she takes trip to Mozambique with a former Rhodesian soldier who fought against the black liberation movements who were based in the country during the War for Independence. Fuller, who grew up in Rhodesia and felt the effects of the war, commented at one point how everyone who is somehow touched by war is a broken vessel. It seems many of us could benefit from spiritual kintsugi so that our brokenness can be transformed into something beautiful and treasured.
I hope you are doing well. Please don't apologize for republishing. I enjoy your writing immensely. I wish to find the time to read your work prior to my subscribing. I'm confident I will read more in the future. 😀
Not to worry! I have a tentative calendar for posts, but when I get to my desk, I’ll want to write about something else altogether. Such is the nature of writing!😀
And when the words don’t come, I end up sharing something from the archives.
I am regularly astounded by the ways in which writing (or any form of creation for that matter) help us realise more about ourselves and connect with others, even when the subject matter of what we’re creating seems totally unrelated.
I read this both times it was published and it’s stayed with me so vividly! I love the story about how the vast digital ocean connected you to a friend in your neighbourhood and your description about the travellers meeting at a small remote train station lit up the romantic in me. I resonate a lot with your description of magical overlapping circles with the people we’re meant to meet, especially during my solo travels and also on Substack. Kintsugi is a concept I’ve been drawn to over the years, and your take on it here in relation to what people can do for one another, is beautiful!
Intersecting paths, one of the joys of life. A great post, Priya. Love it.
Thank you, Jeanine! Appreciate it!
Very welcome Priya. This one is a thought-provoker, in a good way for sure!
“I wonder if this kind of meeting someone, holding space for them, being seen by them, and exchanging stories is how we practice kintsugi for people.”
Absolutely beautiful concept. I’ll have to do some think on this to consider how I can bring it into my daily praxis.
Thank you for reading! I’d love to hear how this comes up for you!
I feel lucky to have found a fellow-writer/substacker and made a friend who I can talk to about so many topics (including our origins in India) and--this is important--who also conveniently lives in my 'hood :-)
Will see you in the fall, Priya!
Congrats on the play reading!
Thank you CK! More coming :-)
Right back at you, Reena! It’s a joy!
What a beautiful story. There is no such thing as coincidence. We are always given an opportunity to learn.
Thank you, Carissa! I appreciate your reading this.
Serendipity !
Totally! thanks, Paul!
kintsugi is an interesting concept! I think intersecting with people we like, admire, envy, and are walking or have walked the path we want to walk is a huge attraction and traction, helping us to keep going and get to where we want to go faster.
Yeah, Hajee, I agree. And, it’s awesome when it happens in an organic and unexpected fashion! Thank you!
This is so beautiful. What a lovely story. I hope it continues.
LeeAnn, thank you! We take weekly walks/lunches and are part of the same critique group, so it’s great!
Beautiful Priya 🙏
Thank you, Dee!
I am a fan of both of you, and I like knowing that you are friends.
Kintsugi is one of the most beautiful and philosophically satisfying art forms I know about. It’s such an apt metaphor for people in general. In Alexandra Fuller’s book “Scribbling the Cat,” she takes trip to Mozambique with a former Rhodesian soldier who fought against the black liberation movements who were based in the country during the War for Independence. Fuller, who grew up in Rhodesia and felt the effects of the war, commented at one point how everyone who is somehow touched by war is a broken vessel. It seems many of us could benefit from spiritual kintsugi so that our brokenness can be transformed into something beautiful and treasured.
Mr.Switter, thank you. I’m going to look for the book. That we have something for each other is the one takeaway I totally believe in.
What a great story! I've now re-enjoyed your delight in connecting with someone you may not have otherwise known. Thank you for sharing again!
Thank you, Richard! I was out for a small unexpected surgery (I’m doing fine now) and had to scramble.
I hope you are doing well. Please don't apologize for republishing. I enjoy your writing immensely. I wish to find the time to read your work prior to my subscribing. I'm confident I will read more in the future. 😀
Not to worry! I have a tentative calendar for posts, but when I get to my desk, I’ll want to write about something else altogether. Such is the nature of writing!😀
And when the words don’t come, I end up sharing something from the archives.
I am regularly astounded by the ways in which writing (or any form of creation for that matter) help us realise more about ourselves and connect with others, even when the subject matter of what we’re creating seems totally unrelated.
A lovely piece, Priya :)
Thank you, Michael! I agree, writing is magic!
I have always love Kintsugi. I wrote about it in one of my very early articles. It is such a beautiful art and metaphor for life.
I read this both times it was published and it’s stayed with me so vividly! I love the story about how the vast digital ocean connected you to a friend in your neighbourhood and your description about the travellers meeting at a small remote train station lit up the romantic in me. I resonate a lot with your description of magical overlapping circles with the people we’re meant to meet, especially during my solo travels and also on Substack. Kintsugi is a concept I’ve been drawn to over the years, and your take on it here in relation to what people can do for one another, is beautiful!