I think it takes a lot of courage to accept imperfection:  I believe that the tradition of wabi-sabi in Japan came about in tandem with the natural world as it is experienced; Japan having a history of accepting both natural disasters and the changes of the seasons -The acceptance of falling leaves and flowers as not just ephemeral but the natural phenomena and beauty in nature’s processes and breakdown.

An object that once existed as something perfect, both unfortunately and fortunately, has become imperfect.  We find beauty in this imperfection, accept the object’s history, and consider it both important and our responsibility to preserve this piece for future generations.