Origami is the traditional art of folding paper which traces
its roots to 17
th century Japan. The goal of true origami is to
transform a flat sheet of paper into a completed sculpture without the use of
scissors or glue. The paper crane is probably the best known example of
origami. Supposedly there is an ancient Japanese legend that promises the
granting of a wish to anyone who folds a thousand paper cranes. I’ve been
making paper cranes for at least thirty years now. I usually make them out of
my sacrament meeting program on Sunday mornings; not because I’m bored with the
meeting, but because I find it difficult to sit with idle hands. If I made one
crane every week during that entire time, I’ve passed the one thousand mark
several years back. Clearly I should have been keeping track.
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