When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something’s suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful.
02114 – Aggrandizing Damages
aggrandize(s) | believe(s) | broken(ness) | crack(s) | damage(d) | damage(s) | gold | history | Japan(ese) | mend(ing) | object(s) | suffer(ed)