Beauty
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Beauty
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... 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... See more
if we embrace the beauty of all creation, we find our own beauty magnified. And what is shalom but dignity stretched out like a blanket over the cosmos?
Cole Arthur Riley • This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
And there’s a lot of positive evidence. It’s not that there’s some metaphysical concept of beauty that rules the world — beauty is a human experience. It’s something that has to do with how humans react to the world and perceive the world. And it’s notoriously thought to be subjective, but it’s not entirely subjective. There’s a very rich history... See more
On Being • Beauty as a Compass for Truth
Shouldn't it be easier than ever before to make beautiful structures? Why isn't it the default? Why can't we seem to?
It is far easier to move the earth than it was 200 years ago, yet the end result gives a feeling that nobody is really trying their best. https://t.co/OZwjXjI29T
“The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.” ― John Cage
Perhaps you’ve known that person who devours beauty as if it belongs to them. It is a possessive wonder. It eats not to delight but to collect, trade, and boast. It consumes beauty to grow in ego, not in love. It climbs mountains to gain ownership, not to gain freedom.
Cole Arthur Riley • This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
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Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness,