What a beautiful piece of writing! The entire piece was very beautifully written and insightful, but the first paragraph really stood out to me. Not only does it start off by talking about beauty, which is always a pleasant beginning, but it looks at it on a deeper level. “All beauty is loved by those who are able to perceive beauty, for the perception of beauty is a delight in itself.” What a simple observation. People love to look at pleasant things and are drawn to beauty, but don’t think about why they love it. It is, indeed, the perception which is the joy itself. It makes me happy to see a beautiful flower arrangement or the brilliant teal my fiancé’s eyes turn when the sun hits them. (Googly, sorry.) But it is nice to lay my eyes upon it all.
Aside from the mushiness, though, I think it makes a really valid point. If you do not choose to see beauty around you, you will not see it. If you can see beauty around you – even if there is none – you will find joy in it. It says a lot about people’s outlooks on life. I know people who are constantly negative and bring people down around them for no reason. And, when surrounded by something beautiful or down-right awesome they fail to see it. They can’t bring themselves to find pleasure in it.
The writing conveyed the message that if you find beauty in all things, and it is natural to love it, then you can love the All-Beautiful, which is God. But no matter way you look at it – involving God or not – isn’t a much better way of life to find the beauty in things anyway? If you can’t see the good and beauty in things and appreciate them, where does it get you? Nowhere. But if you can see the greatness in things, where does it get you? Everywhere. Why is that? Because by seeing the greatness in all things, you appreciate life and nothing can bring you down.
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Kali...this was a wonderful blog. I really enjoyed reading it...thank you.
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