One of the reasons why people are becoming more selfish (besides alienation through social media, overpacing, etc.) is that hardly anyone sees a benefit in helping others. "What's in it for me?" This question - whether asked consciously or unconsciously - is often enough reason for the decision not to help someone, not to support someone. The...
The following question is an ancient and popular one: "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?" This question may seem trivial at first, but it leads us to profound reflections on perception and reality. The common answer to this question is, yes. And...
TL;DR Kintsugi (金継ぎ): The art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with gold, silver or platinum. It symbolizes the beauty of imperfection and the value of accepting mistakes and adversity as part of one's own history. In the delicate lines of the golden repair, tracing the cracks of a once-broken vase, there is a profound sense of the...
It's easy to have the thought while watching a show like One Piece or a movie series like The Lord of the Rings that if only you lived in a world like that, you'd do everything you could to become as strong and formidable as all the characters you see there. The fact is...
Even when we have the opportunity to fulfill our potential, we often don't. You are probably familiar with the fact that you don't always make the most of your potential. There are many reasons for this, but one of the most common is probably that humans are creatures of habit, which in turn has to do with a conscience fear.
In a world that increasingly finds fascination and inspiration in the complex beauty of Japanese culture, from its traditional art forms to its groundbreaking contributions to modern pop culture, it is easy to overlook the two-way flow of cultural exchange. Japanese thinkers, writers and artists have long drawn from a wide range of global influences, enriching their own cultural...
In a story where the threads of the past interweave with the present, few figures are as enigmatic and influential as Adelard of Bath. Imagine for a moment the dark Middle Ages, where knowledge is scarce and superstition is rife. Into this world steps a man, a scholar from England, who...
On the path to mastery, whether in martial arts, craft or any other area of learning, there is a path that goes beyond the mere acquisition of skills. This path is encapsulated in the profound Japanese concept of Shuhari, a philosophy that defines the stages of learning from strict adherence to tradition through...
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), a polymath who made significant contributions in a variety of fields including mathematics, philosophy and science, is one of the most fascinating figures in the history of intellectual thought. His many achievements include co-inventing infinitesimal calculus independently of Isaac Newton, developing the binary number system that formed the basis of modern mathematics and creating the...
Imagine a world where the crack in a teacup, the rust on a gate and the fading colors of autumn leaves are not signs of wear and tear or the end, but are celebrated as symbols of profound beauty. This is the essence of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that finds beauty in the imperfect, impermanent and unfinished.
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