The flawed one. It is not an introduction it is an acceptance. The cognizance of the fact that yes, everyone is flawed and so is the Captain. Trying to hide the flaws, initially, was a feeble attempt to gain the seemingly quintessential acceptance of the society. It was a rather futile try to fit in.
Not very late did the realization happen that it is ok to be flawed. It is ok to be different. It is not at all necessary to fit in.
Usually “a different” is seen as “an alien”. The xenophobic society tries to make you believe that it is mandatory to follow the rules. If anyhow, you do not follow what is seen as normal, you will be judged.
The Captain stopped caring, for the nomad he is.
The flawed one, comes as a deep philosophy that originates from two Japanese concepts. The first one is, Kintsugi. An art form of highlighting the flaws in the processing of fixing them by gold and silver enamel. The word itself literally means golden (“kin”) and repair (“tsugi”). The philosophy is not to discard the precious because of the flaws, but to embrace and beautify them. The aberrations are not to be seen as despicable but as part of the making of “what it is”. They are the history of the being. Each mark is a story in itself.
The other beautiful and related concept is, wabi-sabi. It is a worldview centered on the acceptance of the transience and imperfection. In simpler terms, “Wabi-sabi nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.” Although, difficult to translate it into lingua franca but loosely, Wabi connotes rustic simplicity, freshness, or quietness and Sabi is beauty or serenity that comes with age. Overall, it means “flawed beauty”.
This blog is an exclusive and humble journey of the Captain’s wabi-sabi and resilience.
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Anything that does not kill you,
-Captain Jack Sparrowmakes you stronger, makes you stronger and more beautiful.
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