Kintsugi
(Golden joining)
Nadeem Ashraf Janjua
1. Describe the
scope of the philosophy that “Kintsugi turns a problem into a plus”
Kintsugi
Kin: Golden
Tsugi: joining
“People sometimes crack like a favorite cup or plate”
Kintsugi Japanees art to repair broken pots with golden
joining to fill the gaps and beautify them. Similarly, we should learn to
overpower our weakness into strengths because in that way our life will be
simple, easy, and acceptable in spite of all odds.
For example, if our students have some gaps in comprehension
of any topic, we can fill all these gaps of understanding by summarization and
revision of the gist (Summary of the text).
2.
List down what ingredients do you use
to fill the gaps in your, personal and professional, life and how do you repair
the broken dreams
a. Kintsugi
(ingredients and method) – Personal
o
The 3 ingredients are:
1) Restorative
practice
Strength and
nourishment of friend and family
Deepening
our relationship can help us be kind to ourselves. When we know that we have a
good support system, we tend to take care of ourselves a little more.
2) Admire
Imperfection
Kintsugi teach us how to embrace the good and bad parts of
ourselves and the asymmetry of life. Embracing the imperfect means that we
celebrate our strength.
3) Creative
intimacy and trust in relationship and foster forgiveness
“Exposing vulnerabilities by admitting error
creates intimacy and trust in relationships and foster forgiveness.
b. Kintsugi (ingredients
and method) – Professional
Professional
gaps
Professional gaps can be removed by becoming a man of action
not a man of contemplation (thoughts). Professionally I can remove my weakness
by focusing on my goals. Whether it is handwriting of students, discipline,
result, behavior, grooming or anything else.
1) Live with
resilience
Academic resilience
Resilience is the ability to endure, be patient and remain calm. Instead
of focusing on negative circumstance. I can take challenging students as a opportunity to
practice new strategies of struggling students.
2) Cultivate
sincere gratitude
A strength base Gratitude cultivate sincere most important concept
of kintsugi is act of expressing
gratitude for the good and bad.
Practicing gratitude is living in present moment and not wishing for
things you don’t have its mean see positive instead of negative and gratitude
is about good not so good.
3) Resourcefulness
The ordinary in extra ordinary
Its absurd to be embarrassed about misteps and failure in our lives
because they happen to everyone and no experience is wasted. Everything you do
good, bad and ugly can serve as lesson even if it’s one you would never want to
repeat again. Indeed, error can be the most important and effective experiences
of all.
Kintsugi technique describes to
beautify the scars by gold joining.
May Allah help me changing the scars in to marks.
May Allah help me changing the scars in to marks.
