The New Yorker is infamous for publishing eloquent and engaging profiles. This one is dedicated to a young Californian who dedicates his life, freedom, and sometimes happiness, to the study of bonsais. The writing takes you on the young man’s journey to Japan and his gruelling 6-year apprenticeship under one of bonsai’s greatest masters. It is a thrilling read for such a peaceful craft. Would you, or have you, devoted yourself to anything so completely?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11/21/the-beautiful-brutal-world-of-bonsai