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Today's
Meditation:
"Beauty
is in the eye of the beholder" expresses the thought
that not everyone sees things in the same way. What's
beautiful to one person may be just pleasing to another,
while what I see as very ugly, you may see as
beautiful. In a way, though, the statement gives us an
excuse for not seeing beauty in places and things where it
definitely is. Sometimes
the things that I first see as unattractive become the most
beautiful as I learn more about them and see the many
different facets they hold. An ordinary tree becomes
beautiful as we get closer to it and recognize its
complexity and uniqueness, and as we keep in mind that the
tree is producing oxygen that allows us to continue
breathing, its beauty deepens. When
I read Jean's words, I can't help but think of how amazing
it is to watch a young child who's seeing something
marvelous for the very first time. Children's eyes at
times like those are uplifting and inspiring, for they
remind us what it means to feel wonder and to be able to
marvel at something beautiful. If
I don't see something or someone as beautiful, I often ask
myself what it is in me that's keeping me from seeing the
beauty. What part of me is blocking my vision so that
I can't see the most precious aspects of that thing or
person? If I can find an answer to that question, then
seeing the beauty all around me becomes easier, and my soul
becomes richer. |
