I say there are no rules in Sashiko. More accurately, my message is “There is no

I say there are no rules in Sashiko. More accurately, my message is “There is no such a thing as Right and Wrong in Sashiko”. However, it doesn’t mean “whatever is fine”. In a dualistic mind, I see Sashiko in 2 tendencies of “Must Follow the Rule” or “Do whatever”. I explain the risk of “Whatever”. Today, I would like to raise a question as to why “the rule” exists (in general – no rules in Sashiko).
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I think the biggest rule we follow is “Law”. I would like you to think about why we have Law in our society. It is easy to imagine that society will not function without the Law. “We need to have it” doesn’t really explain “why”. A process of thinking about the true nature of Law may illustrate the Law.
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For me, the Law exists as an outcome of our “hope (to be better)”. When I focus on the function of Law, I tend to think that the Law exists to punish someone who does not obey. Yes, it is one role the Law plays. However, I believe (and hope) that we follow the Law to pray for the better days. The similar goes to Rules. In Sashiko especially, the rules do NOT exist to exclude others. Rules exist to illustrate how deep & diversified the culture & practice can be. Each rule carries their ordinary, and more importantly, their hope & praying. When we define one rule as “wrong”, then we may be labeling someone’s hope as wrong. I don’t want that to happen, and therefore I keep sharing as many Sashiko Stories as possible.
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英語圏で刺し子を教える際に、「刺し子には正しい刺し子も間違った刺し子もありません」という表現を使っています。従うべきルールは各々の刺し子に存在しますが、全てが正しいものなので、結論的に「ルールはない」と言い切る時もあります。日々、「これが正しい刺し子の方法だ」と言う、ある意味攻撃的なコメントを「英語で」受け取ります（笑）。それだけルールが必要な世の中に生きているんでしょうけれど、でもルール（規則）の本質を考えていないんだろうなと思うのです。規則の本質は罰することではありません。では本質は何なのか。秩序を守ること。保つこと。繋げること。効率を良くすること。色々あると思いますが、それは役割であって、私は本質は「祈り」だと思っています。刺し子の本質も祈り。文章にすると少し面倒な感じがするので、また次回の配信で話しますね。勝手に縛って欲しくないんですよ。他人も、そして自分自身も。
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2022-09-07 23:47:25

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