What is “Sashiko” for you? Why do you do Sashiko? In a trend, in a society with Abundant Quantities, Sashiko has become a “Choice”. It is true that we no longer stitch for survival. We have a choice to turn on a space heater when it is cold. However, it is also true that there are people & stories that they hugely & deeply depended on Sashiko to “live”. I am one of those, and the book introduced in the previous post is about them.
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You have read & heard about this everywhere… books, lectures, TVs, or even a conversation with friends. [There is no “failure” when we “continue”]. This true statement is teaching us the importance of continuing things – keep “doing” things. An individual who continues will reach their success sooner or later – and it is often credited to them as their individual effort. Here, I would like to mention another part of unsung heroes – those who try to keep (protect/preserve) the stages one can continue “doing”.
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I know I will continue doing Sashiko until the day of my life. I have hated Sashiko enough to accept my fate. Therefore, a bit more ambitious, I would like to continue offering a “place” to be together, while learning what Sashiko is. Some can continue doing one thing without any “places” – but it is much easier to do so when we have a “place” to be, to embrace, and even to “go back” after some break of continuity.
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12 years after the day – 3/11. I am so proud of them continuing both “doing” and “protecting a place” in Otsuchi (@ootsuchisashikoproject) – they… and we can continue thanks to many support from all over the world.
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「継続が大事」。ありふれた言葉ではあるのですが、実際に継続することの難しさは、その言葉の簡単とは比較になりません。言うのは簡単。実行するのは大変。12年。大槌刺し子の歩みは決して楽なものじゃなく、というかまぁ凄く大変だった訳ですが、今現在も存在し且つ継続できているのは本当に本当に凄いことだと思います。「日常の継続」が著書で吉田さんが使った言葉「いとなみ」なのかもしれません。
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継続する人が一番凄いのは勿論なのですが、同時に「継続できる居場所を守る人」も存在します。私が目指しているのは、「居場所を守る人」の側。私の場合、刺し子を継続するだけであれば、多分それほど難しくないのです。もう十分に飽きたし嫌いになったので、惰性でもなんでも継続はするんだろうと思います。だからこそ「継続を応援する場所」をしっかりと継続していきたいなと。オンラインでの活動が主ですが、オフラインではきっとこういう笑顔になれると思うから。
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