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On the Subject of 'Beauty'...

by [Chimes]

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Beauty-– be it physical, emotional, artistic, all of the above or simply beauty in one of its other forms-– can often be overlooked. Some say ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’, such a clichéd quote though it speaks truth that many choose to ignore. It is not what they see that matters, it is what is in your eyes that truly matters.
I do not speak for all when I say this, however, the want is universal; everyone wants beauty, in some form though may be not the most obvious. Sometimes a simple flower can bring happiness into a person’s life due to the beauty it holds. Other times it is something flowing with more grandeur such as the Niagara Falls or the Northern Lights. Seeing the beauty within the love of a mother and child can be humbling for many a soul.

Beauty is not just in what you see, but what you feel, what you hear, what you touch, what you write, what you say and even what you smell. Learning to appreciate each and every small portion of the beauty in this world would take over a lifetime. But appreciating what is beyond your own back door is a small step towards realising what is really out there.

  I am the drifting river
  Running through your soul
  Like the blood in your veins
  Bringing your thoughts
  Out of the drone of the day
  To the splendour of your senses

  I can be whoever
  Or whatever you want
  Taking you to new places
  Letting you see
  Through eyes that are untainted

  They say I have rose-tinted glasses
  That I don’t see what’s really there
  But they don’t know
  That I see what I see
  That it’s in my eyes
  When I see a face in the crowd
  A face not knowing its worth
  That what I see is wonderful
  Nothing belonging on earth

  Do not trust in these eyes
  Trust in the ones inside
  Then you can drift on peacefully
  And live in beauty once more

  I am the spirit of beauty
  And believe me you’ll always be blessed.


“Being happy doesn’t mean everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.”

Nothing is perfect; not one being in this world can say that they have achieved complete and total perfection. Though I don’t know who said the above quote I believe that it is true. Happiness is the truest form of beauty. Remember it and smile at the future.

You do not have to agree with anything I have said here, this is merely my personal view. Everyone is allowed an opinion and this is mine.




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