When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by
filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something has
suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful.
I've seen the above quote attributed to different people, so I'm not certain who said it or wrote it first, but it touches my soul.
We are all broken objects. We have all gone through battles and have physical and emotional scars to prove it. We've all been broken somehow. So how do we continue to function while still being broken? We mend ourselves over time. With the help of others we are able to put our pieces back together again and mend our wounds. We as humans, are resilient. Though we may be encumbered by burdens that we have carried throughout our lives, we have the ability to grow and flourish and most importantly learn.
Our mistakes and hardships have helped to create who we are right now, in this moment. Fill your cracks, your wrinkles, your flaws, your empy and broken parts with gold. Fill yourself with hope.
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