He stopped at the wooden
bowl factory, a place he had
never been before. In the dis-
play room he saw carved bowls
of wood native to the area. The
owner said the bowls are made
from felled wood, potentially go-
ing to waste. He spied the section
of bowls with imperfections and
found a beautiful walnut bowl
with a minor flaw. He said, “I’ll
take this one, beautiful but flaw-
ed — just like me.”