Most of us may have done origami while we were in elementary school or play school as children, but we might have forgotten and given up that hobby by now. No problem even if you didn't do that in your childhood. In addition to sharing my childhood recollections, let me briefly explain what origami is.
The Japanese art of origami involves folding paper into a three-dimensional figure, such as a paper boat, swan, bird, or other objects.
It was one of my formative year's hobbies. I would make many paper figures and would learn different origami designs from my art teacher and seniors. When I was younger, origami truly excited me, and I was quite proud of myself for mastering it. I was merely creating a cute design out of a sheet of paper. I used to challenge my friends back then because I was so thrilled, and those were the days that would always be cherished in my memory. When I started elementary school after that, everything had changed and my interests had shifted to reading and discovering new things.
Then I started to rekindle my long-forgotten passion upon remembering those times in my holidays. I was awestruck after knowing about the power of my childhood hobby.
Now, let's look at why you can practice Origami even if you're not interested. It will teach you invaluable lessons. Some of them I have learned and incorporated into my life as a result. I'm going to list the four reasons why you should learn origami, and even if you don't, just remember the lessons that origami teaches.
1. First and foremost, it will provide you with the satisfaction of accomplishment. As I previously stated, completing a new design will give you a sense of accomplishment and will boost your confidence in doing it without assistance.
I can't promise it will work for everyone, but if you are a fan of art and can admire it. Then you'll be able to sense what I'm talking about.
2. Origami improves your thinking ability and visualization skills; you will be able to visualize things better if you do Origami, and it will arouse your interest in pondering and learning about new things, which will excite you greatly.
3. It encourages you to be organized. If you enjoy origami, you will eventually prefer to be organized all of the time. When learning origami, we should not rush to finish the design, but rather follow the step-by-step instructions and build the design from the ground up. There are no shortcuts. This subconsciously encourages us to be organized at all times. When we have a large number of tasks to complete, we will do so in a systematic manner. This habit does not develop overnight; it takes time to develop.
4. The act of making origami relaxes you. The step-by-step process makes you feel at ease, and you will trust the process and work diligently to achieve your goal. Even if you fail, you can analyze where you went wrong and correct it by learning the right steps again and building it. This is a rich and necessary habit that each of us must nurture. Origami is teaching and inducing this lesson to us implicitly.
If you are stumbling to achieve your goals and do not have that hope in you. People may scold you for being stupid, but no one else is stupid; we are all intelligent. The increasing problem was that we were not following the correct steps that would lead us to our desired destination. Change your steps, learn them, and achieve your goals. That is what Origami teaches us. Not only these four but also many more. I found that these 4 reasons were the most stunning among the others.
Give origami a try if you want to learn. Otherwise, no worries if you don't. Simply try to remember and follow the values that origami taught us.
I would like to see your origami creations. Simply email your design images to rahul@letsmaketodaygreat.com.
The best designs will be featured on our blog.
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