Kanketsu is the Japanese belief that true simplicity is often achieved through a complex process.
As humans, we often search for the most simple solution. But does such a thing really exist? ‘Simple’ Pleasures we almost always take for granted are hardly ever simple. Birdsong, for example. That’s not simple. If you live in a city it might be quite a complicated search to hunt down the birdsong that I, as someone who grew up in the countryside, takes for granted. Moreover, birdsong is a complex thing in itself. To complicate things even further, birdsong might not even be considered a pleasure to some people! Next week’s episode is all about the complexity of… Simplici-tea.
Delving into my Social Media detox and why I took a break from making podcasts (I didn’t really), finding comfort in complex situations and questioning whether simple solutions really exist.
‘At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough’
- Toni Morrison
Popping in a book recommendation here too, because I can! Paradise by Toni Morrison is a book with one of the best opening sentences I have ever read ‘They shoot the white girl first. With the rest they can take their time.’ I wrote Simplici-tea while the Black Lives Matter movement was in full swing, social-media-trend-wise, and words from this masterpiece of literature will stay with me throughout my life.
Love,
HB x
P.S Take a breath. That, in my opinion, is the most complex simple solution.