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Claire Butler's avatar

I thought all of my Scandinavian baby purchases had me sold on the Nordics but you’re making me want to buy a ticket to Lapland and earn 5 masters degrees

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Jake Ballinger's avatar

"Instead of holding onto the hope of recreating the past, I’m learning to embrace the beauty of transience — the impermanence of experiences and relationships. Things will never be the same if I try to relive them."

Beautiful, perfect, perfectly encapsulates that aesthetic ideal of mono no aware (もののあはれ). I'm glad to see the final form of this piece!

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