"There is an uncanny symmetry between the inner and the outer world . . . Each of us is responsible for how we see, and how we see determines what we see . . . We have often heard that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This is usually taken to mean that the sense of beauty is utterly subjective . . . However, the statement has another, more subtle meaning: if our style of looking becomes beautiful, then beauty will become visible and shine forth for us. We will be surprised to discover beauty in unsuspected places where the ungraceful eye would never linger. . . . When we beautify our gaze, the grace of hidden beauty becomes our joy and our sanctuary. What you encounter, recognize or discover depends to a large degree on the quality of your approach . . . When we approach with reverence, great things decide to approach us. Our real life comes to the surface and its light awakens the concealed beauty in things. When we walk on the earth with reverence, beauty will decide to trust us."
(John O'Donohue)
Photo: The beautiful "eye" of Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, WY, September 3, 2011
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