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Pico Iyer: The beauty of what we'll never know

Almost 30 years ago, Pico Iyer took a trip to Japan, fell in love with the country and moved there. A keen observer of the human spirit, Iyer professes that he now feels he knows far less about Japan -- or, indeed, about anything -- than he thought he knew three decades ago. In this lyrical meditation on wisdom, Iyer expands on this curious insight about knowledge gained with age: that the more we know, the more we see how little we know.

English
  • Originally Aired October 11, 2016
  • Runtime 15 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network YouTube
  • Created October 18, 2016 by
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Name Type Role
Pico Iyer Guest Star