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In the same way that we strive for perfection in others, and we do not see our own mistakes, flaws and shortcomings.

Not really what I was thinking.

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A work of art like Michelangelo's David or a Japanese katana sword are priceless because of the time spent on them and perfection of the craftsmanship. They are handmade and perfect in execution. But for a mass produced item like a coin or a postal stamp (items that we expect to be identical) a slight imperfection resulted from the manufacturing process can increase the value of the said item .

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Kintsugi - a Japanese art - intentionally sees perfect pottery broken and then conspicuously repaired using gold in order to accentuate the beauty of imperfection.

Fun fact: this "shower thought" came to me while drinking some tea from a mug with a slight imperfection on the edge. It's a mass produced mug but made to look less perfect, like it's handmade.

And then there is the apocryphal tale of Amish women who make otherwise absolutely perfect quilts but which have one single intentional "mistake" made in them. They see perfection as being the domain of God alone so they deliberately make their quilts less than perfect.

This seems like a beautiful story.