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GlassPanther t1_j2eraj2 wrote

Kintsugi - a Japanese art - intentionally sees perfect pottery broken and then conspicuously repaired using gold in order to accentuate the beauty of imperfection.

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mihvtxx OP t1_j2esvzg wrote

Fun fact: this "shower thought" came to me while drinking some tea from a mug with a slight imperfection on the edge. It's a mass produced mug but made to look less perfect, like it's handmade.

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GlassPanther t1_j2et8ou wrote

And then there is the apocryphal tale of Amish women who make otherwise absolutely perfect quilts but which have one single intentional "mistake" made in them. They see perfection as being the domain of God alone so they deliberately make their quilts less than perfect.

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mihvtxx OP t1_j2etkik wrote

This seems like a beautiful story.

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