Member Reviews
The work of deep compassion and wisdom, this book tackles the topic of suffering and being mended very relatably. One of the best I have read about the suject!
And I can not commend enough the analogy between the art restoration and the soul restoration. How suitable and how very artistic! Also very female (males are surely not excluded!), the gentle art of bringing beauty from the shreds, tatters and broken pieces.
Ever hear of kintsugi? This has been my favourite metaphor when thinking about my processes of healing. Now I have some more to take into the consideration!
Kintsugi ("golden repair"), is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.
Sure, the books does not answer the searing questions of reason of pain/injustice/price of the suffering. We might never know the answers on this side of life. But the authoress knows what the suffering is, she does not diminish it, touches it gently and some of the insights are superb and healing, too.
Recommended read.