In this article, the author discusses how aesthetics can be thought of as a worldview. She discusses how many non-Western cultures recognize no distinction between fine art and craft, may not even have a word for "art", and may not separate art from everyday life. The Japanese culture is an example of a culture that made no distinction between fine arts and crafts. Here, the author examines the concepts of wabi-sabi, a Japanese aesthetic system. She discusses how a familiarity with the concepts of wabi-sabi is essential for the understanding of the Japanese tea ceremony. (Contains 1 resource and 2 online resources.)