Xanadu

Discovered this word "Xanadu" recently, which means something like "an idealized place of great or idyllic magnificence and beauty"; and I've been thinking, what would such a place look like for me. And two things come to mind.

First, I spent a couple of days, earlier this year in this small town called "iso-syote" (just on the edge of the arctic circle, in Finland), in a cottage, secluded from humanity, covered in snow; and to me that's idyllic beauty. Calm, serene, peaceful, and full of nature.

Second, are Persian rugs. Why would someone think of Persian rugs when they think of Xanadu? Persian Rugs symbolize perfection to me. Their value lies in their imperfections. To me there's no Utopia, there's no Xanadu. The Utopia we live in is the world we accept as a whole, including its imperfections, just like Persian rugs.