We always have to
say “good bye” at the end, no matter how unwilling we are. I even didn’t want
to read the last story as I can never finish reading this fabulous book by
doing so, but I had to. When I saw the title “My Kintsuki”, I was confused
since I had no idea what it means and I have the habit figure anything I am
confused about when I am reading since I can forget afterwards. So I searched
the Internet and found it means “to repair with gold” (as it is noted at the
end of the reading). I was so touched by the deep expectation behind the word,
since it means “Shattered pots are carefully repaired with dusted gold, silver,
or platinum—giving the piece a new life and uniqueness.” Though the authored
was hurt, she won’t let it hurt her forever; she will repair the crack of her
life, with much more precious content. Like nearly all the great women of color
may experience inequality, discrimination and contempt, but we won’t let these
ugly scars always be on our body; we will fix them with our courage to fight with
these sources of hurt, our support to each other and our strength. These
virtues are our “gold, silver, or platinum.”
Question: Any book
of this kind to recommend?
Reference:
Valverde, K.-L. C., &
Dariotis, W. M. (2020). Fight the tower:
Asian American women scholars’ resistance and renewal in the academy. New
Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University.
Photo is retrieved from: https://esprit-kintsugi.com/en/quest-ce-que-le-kintsugi/
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