Since Cereal wasn't readily available, I wanted to pick up a magazine of a similar style, Kinfolk. Surprisingly they can be found at Chapters, with a discount too! So under the guise of practicing driving, I went to pick up volume 8, which focuses on Japanese culture.
The magazine is very substantial, 138 pages of writing and photography on heavyweight paper. I find the articles to be too brief, but is made up for by the large variety of subjects.
There are two essays in this volume regarding some of the traditional principles of Japanese life that I really enjoyed reading. One is titled "Keeping Time" by Rebecca Parker Payne, and the other "Wabi-Sabi Peace" by Louisa Thomsen Brits. You should definitely pick up a copy (or drop by) to read them in full, but here's some snippets:
The understanding that the most beautiful moments of life come right before the moment end.
Every encounter we have will happen once and then will never happen again.Something the second quotation here alludes to.
Wabi-sabi holds moments of longing and connection, harness them to simple objects and everyday activities, infusing them with spirit and illuminating their natural integrity.
Wabi-sabi reveals the value of the humble, worm and treasured. It teaches us to strip away excess and embrace the unaffected beauty of the moment. It's an invitation to consider a life free from the pursuit of perfection, from the fear of losing the gloss of youth, of not having enough.This is what I, and everyone in my age bracket, need to hear. Would like to pick up a book or two on the subject of wabi-sabi, but school is taking over soon.
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