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"Kokoro Wato" - A Glimpse into Japanese Emotions

Or consider a divorced father in Osaka who had to co-parent with a hostile ex-spouse. Every text message made his blood boil. He adopted the "3-Second Pause." He would type his angry reply, then wait three seconds, delete it, and reply with logistics only. Over six months, the hostility dissolved. He couldn't change her Kokoro, but he fixed his own. That is the power of Wato. kokoro wato

For an artist, Kokoro is the emotional capacity to respond to the natural world. A work with "good kokoro" is seen as possessing a "right conception" or deep soul. "Kokoro Wato" - A Glimpse into Japanese Emotions

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