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Soetsu Yanagi

“What is the proper way of seeing? In brief, it is to see things as they are. However, very few people possess this purity of sight. That is, such people are not seeing things as they are, but are influenced by preconceptions. 'Knowing' has been added to 'seeing'.”

Soetsu Yanagi, The Beauty of Everyday Things
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The Beauty of Everyday Things The Beauty of Everyday Things by Soetsu Yanagi
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