I really like:<p>&quot;Kintsukuroi&quot;: the art of repairing pottery with gold or silver joining the pieces and understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken.<p>Westerners have the Nietzsche&#x27;esque notion of &#x27;what does not kill you makes you stronger&#x27;. But &quot;Kintsukuroi&quot; is more like &#x27;what does not destroy you makes you more beautiful.&#x27; It&#x27;s as if the effort and care taken to repair the item confers a sense of heightened value on it.