You know what it's like, you work all week waiting for the weekend only for it to come and be gone before you know it and it's Monday again.
Growing up i kind of learned to hate Mondays, because everyone seems to. No one wanted to go to work. Everyone around me seemed to hate their job. It was something you have to do to earn money to buy food and have a house etc. That is true, you must live, but why do you have to spend so much time doing something you really don't like and don't want to go to?
For some, i know there are circumstances that mean this is the case, but for most- why would you not choose something you enjoy doing and make it your job?
So, this is where today's horses head comes in...
This horse head here is so symbolic of what seems to have become the 'normal' life nowadays.
You see, the horse is tied to and attached to the work, he is missing an eye because he's working so hard it's sometimes at the detriment of his health.
But then you look closer and you see that the rope is severed. it's been cut.
This is what Gushiken Sensei did.
He cut the rope and decided he would do something he enjoys. Which is creating beautiful pieces of art.
The horse head was one of the first things he made after quitting his job to make Yachimun his full time work- he made it so that he would remember that life and quality of it is far more important than being tied to a job and what society tells you you should be doing. Why is it a rarity for people to make a living doing what they love?
The Japanese call this fuki (不羈)- being unbridled and independent- free.
It's something i will remember and do my best to think about and apply when it comes to my own life. Can I take the risks and break the boundaries and be uncomfortable and uncertain to get to where I want to be doing what I really want to do?
Do i choose to be stuck doing something i don't want to in a place i'm unhappy, or do i choose 'fuki' and take the risk to become happy and free?
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