Theodor W. Adorno is one of our favourite writers. A German philosopher, he is known for his works on critical theory on society. One of his works is Minima Moralia which we read while searching for puwing. "The splinter in your eyes is the best magnifying glass". The concept of puwing revolves around this statement - it's a visual metaphor. The splinter symbolises the pain that we go through, but it magnifies a special form of knowledge - suffering. In our opinion, we learn more from painful experiences. It leads us to be wiser - no matter what it is. As a result from our learning, we avoid doing the same mistakes and become better people. Once we’ve magnified our errors, we shake the shards off similar to the motion that you do when you’re trying to remove dust (puwing) from your eyes.