Because of the interpenetration of all things, beauty can be transferred from one place to another.

 

The vivid hues of Oregon's Crater Lake stun the observer into a state of awe, an experience which can then be transferred to the mundane events of daily life.  For beauty involves a symmetry and balance between external loveliness and the grandeur of a beautiful attitude - one that involves the qualities of awe and wonder.  In beautiful places - like National Parks - the former element predominates.  In everyday life, the latter aspect - an attitude that can be PRACTICED - comes to the fore.  Since every element of life interpenetrates every other element - which, in this case, would mean the beauty of extraordinary places on the one hand and the mundane occurrences of life in society on the other - the two aspects can easily be shuttled back and forth.  All that is needed is a good memory (and perhaps photos life these) and a willingness to embody a beautiful attitude.

Photos: A bay and a pond on Crater Lake radiate their beauty; Crater Lake National Park, OR; July 28, 2014