在日本,有一種手藝叫「金繕」,日語中稱為「Kintsukuroi」(きんつくろい)。
面對一件殘缺的器皿,那些「金繕」師傅會用金子對裂縫進行填補,使它比原先更光彩奪目。曾經的破碎和裂痕,在金子的襯託下,反而變成了獨一無二的標籤,還能增加另一種難以言喻的「殘缺之美」。
這種「金繕」的技藝,和我們理解的「修復技術」還不同。我們認為「修復」的目的就是讓破損和殘缺看不出來,但「金繕」非但不掩蓋殘缺,反而要把殘缺凸顯出來。
面對殘缺就是面對不幸,用什麼樣的態度來對待它很重要。我們不應該嫌棄它,而要正視它,要用一種完美的手段來對待這個殘缺。
日本人這種「殘缺美學」,驚豔了世界,也產生了很多相關的勵志名句,比如:
把圖中這句話敲出來:
In Japan, broken objects are often repaired with gold. The flaw is seen as a unique piece of the object's history, which adds to its beauty.
在日本,破損的物件通常用金子來進行修補。這種殘缺被視為該物件獨一無二的歷史,而這種歷史感使它變得更美。
今天要給大家推薦一段視頻,就是關於日本人這種「面對殘缺」的理念。
片子中的泰國小哥哥,用完美的發音,講述了「金繕」理念對人生的影響。這段視頻十分感人、勵志,送給每一個掙扎打拼中的人,相信看完後,你一定會獲得滿滿的正能量:
視頻中有些字幕是錯誤的,下面我重新整理了一下,並提供了我的原創譯文,供大家品味。
When a bowl is broken in Japan, it’s put back together with the cracks being filled with gold creating a beautiful lining. This is to emphasize the beauty in what was once broken.
*cracks:裂縫
*be filled with:被填充
*lining:線狀花紋
在日本,當一隻碗被打碎,人們會把它拼好,並用金子填補裂縫,從而形成一道非常美麗的花紋。這種行為強調了一種「殘缺之美」。
They believe that when something has suffered damage, and has a history, it makes it more beautiful, and the same goes for human beings, everything that you』ve been through, everything that you’re going through doesn’t make your life uglier, although it may seem that way when we’re going through it. It’s up to us to choose to paint our struggles with gold, and make it beautiful.
*suffer:遭受
*the same goes for:對…也是一樣
*go through:經歷
他們認為當一樣東西遭受損壞,這樣的歷史會讓它更有魅力,這對於人類也是一樣的。你或許認為你曾經經歷的事情,或者你正在經歷的事情讓你的生命變得很糟糕,但事實上並不如此。我們可以選擇用金子畫出我們的傷痛,讓生命變得更美好。
You are not broken beyond repair. You can pick yourself up and learn from what’s happening and become a better person from it, because of the struggle that you』ve been through. You can wear your scars proudly, as a badge of honor as if to say, 「Look at what I』ve been through. It’s made me who I am today. I can get through anything life puts in front of me now」.
*broken beyond repair:破到無法修補
*pick oneself up:振作起來
*a badge of honor:榮耀的標識
*as if to say:好像在說
*get through:通過
你並沒有破到無法修補的程度。你完全可以振作起來,並且從挫折中學到一些東西,成長為一個更好的自己,因為你努力過了。你可以驕傲地展示你的傷疤,它們是你的榮耀標識,它們好像在說:看看我所經歷過的,沒有這些經歷就沒有今天的我,現在的我能通過任何命運的考驗。」
Nobody has had a perfect life, and nobody ever will. It’s only up to us if we choose to paint our broken pieces gold and make it beautiful.
*it’s up to sb. to do sth.:做某事取決於某人
沒有人有過完美的生活,也沒有人會有完美的生活。還是取決於我們自己,是否學會用金子畫出我們的傷痛,讓我們的生命變得更美好。
Don’t be ashamed of what happened to you. Everything that has happened to you has happened to you for a reason. So the more we deny, the more we complain, and don’t accept what’s happened to us. Then it doesn’t become useful.
*be ashamed of:對…感到羞愧
*the more…, the more…:越…,越…
別因為過往而感到羞恥,任何不幸都不會無緣無故地發生。我們越拒絕,就會越抱怨,越無法接受這些不幸。然而,這種反抗絲毫沒有用處。
The moment that we accept, we』ll find what’s useful in the struggle, the things that we』ve been through. That’s just like us painting the cracks in our broken pieces gold, turning something that could be ugly into something beautiful and inspiring. When what you have been through is inspirational for other people, then it was all worth it.
*turn…into…:把…轉變為…
*inspiring:鼓舞人心的
*be worth it:值得的
當我們學會接受的那一刻,我們就會發現曾經的努力、我們所經歷的事情是多麼有意義。這就像我們用金子去填補傷痛的裂縫--把原本醜陋的事物轉變為一個美好的、鼓舞人心的事物。當你經歷了一件能鼓舞他人的事情,那麼這一切都值得了。
So don’t get stuck on how things used to be. I once heard a quote that said, 「Every next level of your life will demand a new you.」 And sometimes, it takes being broken in order to become that new version of yourself. So if you’re going through hard times, I hope this video can help you or somebody that you love. My name is Sean Buranahiran.
*get stuck on:糾結於…
*quote:話,引文
*it takes…in order to…:為了…需要…
所以,不要糾結於過往。我曾經聽過一句話,說「想要進入生命中每一個新的境界,你必須自我更新。」有些時候,我們必須經歷不幸、挫折,才能實現生命的進步。如果你現在正在經歷艱難時刻,我希望這個小視頻可以幫到你,以及你愛的人。我的名字是 Sean Buranahiran。
最後,我也不用多說什麼了,凡是好好看完上面視頻的同學一定已經被深深感動和鼓舞了,用一句話作為今天文章的結束:
願世間所有殘缺都被溫柔相待。
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