Kintsukuroi: The Beauty of Broken PiecesThe Centuries-Old Japanese Tradition of Mending Broken Ceramics with GoldThe Japanese art principle that teaches us how to work with failure a favorite cup or plate, people sometimes crack. We may even break.
Obviously, we cannot and ought not throw ourselves away when this happens. Instead, we can relish the blemishes and learn to turn these scars into art—like kintsugi (金継ぎ), an ancient Japanese practice that beautifies broken pottery.