Beauty Is Not an Ornament to the Good Life, It Is at Its Heart
What is beauty?
Symmetry is beautiful, because life blooms in cycles rather than episodes.
Elegance is beautiful, because everything that matters can be described in a few math equations or observed between a few kindergartners.
Contrast is beautiful, because something that lacks an alternative also lacks meaning.
Connection is beautiful, because the s... See more
Symmetry is beautiful, because life blooms in cycles rather than episodes.
Elegance is beautiful, because everything that matters can be described in a few math equations or observed between a few kindergartners.
Contrast is beautiful, because something that lacks an alternative also lacks meaning.
Connection is beautiful, because the s... See more
When you observe common things closely they have an emphatic quality, a thusness that is like a charge around them and which is both beautiful and satisfying. To see the way the corners of the room meet or the light bounces off a floorboard is enough of a reason for life. Painters understand that the interesting object is the round glass, the box,
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But if you keep a discipline to the writing of these lists, your attention throughout the day will gravitate towards beauty as you search for things worthy of mention. Your lists will grow longer—but more importantly, it is the subtle shift in your way of seeing that will transform your life.
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That’s because, to the eye trained to see beauty, nothing is invisible. What looks empty to the rest of us appears to the artist’s eye as full, a complete mystery in its own right. The space surrounding the bowl of fruit is as important as the bowl itself if Wholeness is to emerge.