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Wabi-sabi and Kintsugi

I had heard about Wabi-sabi and knew there was an art where broken pottery was repaired with gold but didn’t know the name was Kintsugi. I especially loved reading about these other Japanese philosophies:

• Mottainai — the regret of wasted things.
• Mushin — the acceptance of change and fate.

I’ve been writing haiku about words that don’t translate directly into English and these two are now contenders.

That said, I loved how you took these philosophies and connected them to the troubles in the US today.

Can We Find Hope in the Japanese Art of Kintsugi?