"This is not an idea exclusive to the West. There is a form of [[Japanese]] art called [[kintsugi]], which dates back to the fifteenth century. In it, **masters repair broken plates and cups and bowls, but instead of simply fixing them back to their original state, they make them better.** The broken pieces are not simply glued together, but instead fused with a special lacquer mixed with gold or silver. The legend is that the art form was created after a broken tea bowl was sent to China for repairs. But the returned bowl was ugly—the same bowl as before, but cracked. **[[kintsugi]] was invented as a way to turn the scars of a break into something beautiful**." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[failure]], [[resilience]], [[pragmatism]], [[progressing-slowly]], [[character]], [[personal-values]], [[mindfulness]], [[training]] **Source** -- [[202409180128 - B - Courage is Calling]]