08 December 2008

Wabi Sabi & Thoreau

The concept of Wabi Sabi has totally gripped me. What a powerful concept - 'beauty in imperfection'. The search for perfection in all that one does, does take a lot of the joy of just doing things, worse, creates tension and a kind of negativeness permeates the atmosphere. Wabi Sabi stresses the creation of a peaceful atmosphere around you. Was it just coincidence that I also came across Thoreau's Walden? he stresses on 'Simplicity. Not to waste yourself concentrating on details....To just be. To live every moment and in every moment.