her-master: her-master: “Let me share with you what we see as real beauty,” the potter s
her-master: her-master: “Let me share with you what we see as real beauty,” the potter said to the buyer. “Notice in this piece how the glaze was not applied evenly and consistently. It is that very inconsistency that contributes to the colors that the glaze reveals in this piece.” With another item she pointed out: “Look, this bowl is not fully round in shape. I am a rather short and small woman, and this is a rather large piece for me to handle. The result is a certain tension present when the shape goes slightly out of being perfect, and this is what draws one to this piece.” “And this one,” she said, “you may wonder why the price is significantly lower than the others. The shape is perfectly round, and the glaze flows smoothly and evenly over the entire pot. It even looks a bit like it could have been machine-made–When pots come out this perfect, I almost feel like the soul of the pots get left in the kiln.” Sometimes girls forget this lesson. They look in the mirror, and all they can see are flaws. They think that is all they are–flaws and imperfections and mistakes–held together by the thinnest of threads. You are wrong. You are so much more. (Quote adapted freely from Marguerite Theophil.) -- source link