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Silent aesthetics

Wabi- Sabi, a Japanese aesthetic centered on accepting transience and imperfection. The beauty of silence is sometimes described as "imperfect, impermanent and incomplete". It is a concept derived from Buddhism, especially impermanence.

The characteristics of quietness and beauty include asymmetry, roughness or irregularity, simplicity, economy, low-key, intimacy and natural integrity.

Silence aesthetics is the most prominent feature in Japanese traditional aesthetics. Its position in Japanese aesthetic value is roughly equivalent to the ideal of beauty and perfection in western Greece. If an object can bring a feeling of quiet melancholy and spiritual yearning in our hearts, then it can be said to be lonely. Accept that life is complicated, but advocate simplicity. It recognizes three simple facts: nothing can last forever, nothing is complete, and nothing is perfect. By accepting these three facts, we can accept that satisfaction is a mature happiness.