BROKEN POT

My grandma used to say "Ikoko akufo o ki shey oun amu tole" (A broken pot cannot do what a whole pot can do). She would tell me to always be careful with my pots, to avoid breaking them and losing their value. She would say that a broken pot can never fit in the kitchen, that it is useless and worthless, that it is something to be thrown away.

But, is a broken pot really useless? Can it not become something better than what it was? Can it not become something that has value and beauty that is different from those in the kitchen?

There is an art called kintsugi, which means "golden joinery". It is the practice of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum. Instead of hiding the cracks, kintsugi highlights them and makes them part of the pot's history and beauty. The result is a unique and stunning piece of art that celebrates the pot's imperfections and resilience.

Kintsugi teaches us that we can learn from our mistakes and failures, and that we can grow from them. It shows us that we are not defined by our flaws, but by how we overcome them. It reminds us that we are not disposable, but valuable and worthy of respect and love.

We are like pots in the hands of a potter, who can make us into something new. The potter can refine us, reshape us, and fill us with gold, silver, or platinum. The potter can fill us with gold, silver, or platinum, so that we can show that we are filled with power and love. The potter can fill us with power and love, so that we can show that we are resilient and transformed.

A broken pot can become something new, but it must agree to be made into something new. It must agree to be refined, reshaped, and filled with gold, silver, or platinum. It must agree to be filled with gold, silver, or platinum, so that it can show that it is filled with power and love. It must agree to be filled with power and love, so that it can show that it is resilient and transformed.

A broken pot can become something new, let us show ourselves to the potter as a good pot, let us show ourselves to others as a pot that has value and beauty. Let us show ourselves to ourselves as a pot that has a story and a message. Let us show ourselves to everything as a pot that is resilient and transformed.

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