Western culture says: when something breaks, move on. Replace it. Start fresh. Don't look back. Kintsugi says: when something breaks, repair it — visibly, with care, with gold. The break is part of the story. The repair is part of the beauty. 'Moving on' forgets the past. Kintsugi honours it.

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