How a broken, screwed-up life can be beautiful (Kintsugi)

It's gold powder, not gold lacquer. The lacquer comes from a tree, the golden powder is applied afterwards.

Am I becoming beautiful in my tragedies? I only pray I don’t become bitter. I try to be courageous and be grateful for the positive things.

Beautiful

Appreciate you 😅

I visited Tilburg a few years ago & recognise the places you shared in this video. My friend & I spent lots of time in these places & took some memorable photos. We were so impressed by the way buildings wagons & stations had been remodelled for use. Dutch practical approach is truly remarkable.❤

I think the process of kintsugi is slightly different - the vase is glued/cemented back together and then gold or silver is applied to the seams.

Just a thought . . . Kintsugi . . . OK, but I heard that the Japanese have a rather, not so embracing approach towards people with disabilities. The 2006 movie Babel as example. Once again, just a thought.

What a beautiful metaphor.

You have given me much to think about.
Thank you.

this is why i believe people who have been hurt and healed and became an even better person are the most respectable.much more than those who were perfect all along.

A few days ago, I visited the "Humboldt Forum" in Berlin: the old state building from the GDR has been demolished and the façade of the old city palace has been restored, even the figures on the roof are to be reinstalled. As if the GDR era and the Second World War had never existed. I found the tourist guide's enthusiasm somehow unpleasant. This video about Kintsugi makes me understand better what made me so uncomfortable: simply wanting to forget a piece of history and put another one that you think is better or more beautiful back in its place.
Not that I liked the GDR or the Second World War, but they are both just as much a part of Germany's history as the imperial era from which the palace originates. The scars of Berlin were "erased" instead of being integrated into something new that looks at the past from the present as well as into the future.

Once upon a time I was into photography (black & white). Some of the best things to photograph were old rundown buildings and old abandoned farmhouses etc.
They had character and while staring at them they would, almost, start to tell you, their story. I loved it!
I'm now 69 yrs. old and fast becoming part of that landscape myself.
Thank you for this video!

Im so happy about finding your channel mate..💓

Due to skin cancer, I got a 2nd nose put on.....5 yrs ago....😊 it's ok

Thank you for this very deep in meaning video. I mainly watched it because I like your videos and I like Kintsugi. I thought it would be interesting and I was right! We have a saying in Greek which reminds me of kintsugi in a sense. It goes like "Even if silver blackens [by the patent of time], if you rub it will shine", meaning even if we are broken or weathered down our good qualities will prevail and we will not lose our way in the end. Thank you for sharing the history of your home town Tilburg, so fascinating! I love how the Dutch have this great talent in repurposing old and unused spaces turning them into community centers and happy places. Such stories those empty buildings have to tell to the new communities visiting them!🙏🏻🧡🌹🔮

A very well put video essay about this subject, it's touching to hear of others using dark times to help see the lighter times.
I moved across the country to escape myself and spare my family after a breakdown. Only now am I working to lacquer myself back together.

For anybody going through it, keep pushing!

Like Jung said to incorporate the shadow. Become whole

Inspiring. I like Kintsugi, a different way to look at life and something that supposed to be ugly. I agreed with what the video said. I can think of something that I’ve done wrong in the past (scars) but as becoming older, and realized the wrong things and regarded it as a lesson learnt. That is, though I got scars, I have learnt from it as self improvement. Thank you for uploading 🙏🏻

My broken heart can also get fixed with this tequenique?

My mental well being is already too fucked up for anything else anyway. Might as well wear it like a badge of pride.

I don't agree with everything that has been said in this video.. Mending a broken thing with gold lacquer or renovating something is not exactly same as 'embracing ' your scars.. The last one requires a lot more personal effort because we're often the harshest critics of ourselves because we are the ones who have to stay with ourselves for 24*7 and see all these imperfections.. No other person has to do that so they can care less 🤷🏻‍♀️ but, the thing is what can we do about it? I'm against the romanticization of imperfections but then again, it's always better to accept that it is what it is & just move on cause time heals a lot of things.. Everything gets better/ tolerable with time 😌

your Videos can help so much when you expierience crisis. thank you

My track marks showed who I was. My healed scars show what I’ve overcome.

As a transgender woman, I feel our experience is very much the embodiment of Kinsugi.

This guys videos are very powerful with captivating language.

Also known as WABI-SABI. 😊

Thank you Lone Wolf. I’m very grateful for your efforts. This is one of my favorites.

You are a masterpiece! Thank you for your videos.

It's subjective if a human life is broken/wasted. It's a viewpoint choice.

I agree with the idea of kintsugi.

What a great, revealing video. It helped me to accept myself a worthy and beautiful.

Thanks now my truck looks great. 🎉

People interpret the metaphor wrong. They hear:
"Something broken can have more value"

When in reality the lesson is:
"With good marketing anything is possible"

I loved the story of your hometown Tilburg!
The Dutch are so good at building!

"The World breaks everyone, and afterward , many are strong at the broken places."
- Hemingway

Can't you pronounce vase properly? It grates my teeth the way you say it😄

This doesn’t feel personal.

Very well said. I have many memories from my past that I feel shameful about. But this video gave me a different perspective to help me realize that the things that have broken me can be quite beautiful after all.
Piecing together what I can better about myself without actually changing who I am helps give me a sense of peace Ngl.
Thank you for this video

Dear Einzelgänger, your understanding of KINTSUGI is so profound! Thank you for sharing your deep understanding of the underlying philosophy. Especially when applying these thoughts on a broken, ugly life so thankful for these passages of your video!

This makes me feel reassured about all kinds of things I’ve done/lived through and my broken past! 😢❤❤❤❤

Wow! 🫠💛

This video just came to me in a perfect moment of destruction in my life. Thanks.

Sometimes this is all u need !

Tilburger hier! Ik ben het volkomen eens wat betreft de stad. Als een Fenix herrezen. Spoorpark ook zo mooi. Jammer dat het door bepaald volk al kapot is gemaakt. Woon al een tijdje in Den Bosch, elitaire stad, mooi maar zal nooit de charmes van Tilburg hebben.

You are an amazing artist thank you I love your photography and your framing of nature…
🦋🕊🌹

Your city is fantastic, what's abandoned here in Italy stays abandoned for ever...

I used to work with a client from Tilburg. They are located at Gesworenhoekseweg

I never hid my self harm scars and I never will.
They are testament to my strength, not my weakness.

i love thrift shops. sometimes the gems are already used. so many nice furniture pieces or old decoration from old time periods.

So Beautiful. Thank u