An excerpt from the books of Takeshi Mori

A bowl falls. It shatters. In most cultures, this is the end of the bowl's story. In Japan, it can be the beginning. The pieces are gathered, cleaned, and joined with lacquer mixed with powdered gold. The cracks become visible seams of light. The bowl is not hidden behind a repair. It is made more beautiful by it.

Kintsugi says: your cracks are not weaknesses. They are the places where light enters. The repair is not something to hide. It is something to gild.

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