Moreso than anything else I have published here, friends have asked me about my post, "For the Love of Beautiful Women". I am very pleased that this piece of exploration into beauty has gained some attention. I suspect it means that I have written about something important to people. Today, partially because of a request by one of my friends in the twitterverse, I revisit the topic of beauty.
Beauty resonates. Its source is somewhere from within the person, in the realm of the spirit. We all are endowed with beauty. Some people have allowed the pain of living to dominate them so that the resonance of their beauty cannot be felt. Pain, when it receives energy and attention from you, becomes strong and prominent. Many people wear their pain in masks of anger, apathy, disdain, or detachment. It is hard to see their beauty through the masks and walls. Pain comes to us all. It is the beautiful spirit who gives the pain no more attention than a stone in her shoe. A momentary pause, a cleansing breath, and then it's released.
I know there are many who believe there is beauty in suffering. There is truth in that. What people see in the victim, or rather, feel from her, is a desire to save her from the pain, to lead her to comfort. Through this desire we may sincerely be trying to connect with the other person, but it may also be an end to itself. Some of us realize that we are attracted to "damaged" people, those we wish to rescue or fix. What happens, then, once there is a return to calm and normalcy? The next suffering friend suddenly seems so much more attractive.
True beauty transcends the circumstances, including the flow of time. You recognize it within your being. At times of stress and chaos, the presence of beauty calms you. At times when you have slipped into unawareness and tedium, the beauty awakens you, and reminds you of the present. When this happens, you feel the wonderful rush of awareness. You remember your own power and vitality when her beauty resonates with yours. There is a harmonious energy that is felt, quite real, which cannot be denied. This is the kind of beauty that should be pursued and nurtured. This is where love may be found.
Beauty manifests itself in the outer person in countless ways. The body, in all of its wonderful variations, houses, protects, and projects the inner beauty of the spirit. If you are aware enough to see, there she will be; ageless, radiant, and lovely. She may be concerned by superfluous facets of life or age, but you, if you are seeing clearly, will see truth.
Beauty is all around. Where there is life, so also lives beauty.
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