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“A sensitivity to ephemera.” That is the rough translation of a concept called mono no aware that permeates Japanese culture. It’s the bittersweet awareness of impermanence, the burst of joy mixed with a gentle sadness that comes from witnessing the transience of nature. A frog breaking the stillness by jumping into a pond; sparkling dew drops dissipating into the atmosphere under the sun; the last of the momiji leaves falling from their branches ahead of winter – all things that…
