The Bead Partition
Labyrinths. A page I have “liked” on Facebook. I enjoy reading his daily post. I may or may not agree with his point of view, but I do pause for a moment and think. This is something many of us have no time for and some have no inclination towards! Thinking has become a luxury or old fashioned. Simply thinking. Savouring a thought. Remembering. Creating new thoughts.
Yesterday he wrote a beautiful piece on the thought “Home Is Where Our Stories Are“. He invited readers to share their stories.
I would like to share this story about the bead partition!
These beads have travelled with me from continent to continent over last 27 plus years. In a box or two or three. But they have travelled much longer in time – three generations and over the two branches of my parental family – my two grandmothers. Finally they got strung in my time and space to make this room divider.
This “partition” is a sort of symbol of families coming together and yet having separate beautiful bits special to themselves. Many memories and stories have been woven by these beads – they used to be curtains in my grandparent’s homes – designs created from tapestry designs. Apt. Life is a tapestry, is it not? Now they don’t just divide my room but also my past from my present – allowing each to be coloured by the other; casting beautiful reflections when light shimmers through them and creating intricate shadows at twilight – mysteries to be unraveled. They bring so much colour into our lives! The threads are almost symbolic of holding the people in our life together … people who are strong and caring, beautiful and wise … what more can one ask of life than such bonds that can last a lifetime and beyond? Every time I gaze at these beads, I am wrapped in a magical rainbow of the love.
What a lovely story! How wonderful to have these beads for so many generation, and at last made into a room divider! It is beautiful
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Thank you.
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Only one of its kind and so beautiful. No one but you have the patience and nimble fingers to make such a unique and wonderful piece of art. Very proud of you dear.
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Thank you. But I did have a lot of help from a professional beader in Nairobi. I did very little of the actual work though I dreamt a design that makes them removable and therefore transportable!
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Very nice piece about the so called insignificant beads. They store so much beautiful and poignant memories. Thank you very much for reminding us about our roots and history through the fabulous bead partition you have created. Do keep up the good work about other facts like you have done in the past.
All the best for you
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Thank you.
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Thanks for sharing dear Swati. The writer has so beautifully used the bead Partition and compared its elements with life ! Great .
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The write about the beads is me 😂 You need to click on the yellow words for the original story from Labyrinths!
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