Preservation of Beauty
Nature's path and beauty's reflection of the self
While we seek to understand the depths of beauty and the energy it brings forth, all that an observer can deem beautiful stems from the evolution of time and knowledge. Earth is the home in which life has been brought to the present. Beauty is a timeless statement, and any ability to perceive it, is owed an appreciation to the process that has enabled its viewership. We describe everything from the illumination of a bright night sky, a sunset orchestrated by light, and the summit of a mountain, to a moment shared between people and a piece of great art, all using the same word: beautiful. However, what is or what is not deemed as “beautiful” is all formed through a perspective relative to the one observing.
The topic of relativity can branch out to touch all subjects. In many ways, what is a unique viewpoint can be closely shared with that of another. Yet, will remain at a distance due to the differing paths bringing the individuals to share the view. A mountain may be climbed a thousand times, and not once will the traipse be resembled. Familiar, but not identical. The summit may not always be pinnacling beauty. For some, the beauty is all that has been traversed. Upon reflection, we find retroactive beauty in moments we didn’t deem insightful at the time. Time is a beauty of nature, gently bringing us from moment to moment. The ability to look back on beauty, or remember a beautiful moment, is formed through adherence with time. Beauty is the contextualization of energy, held only by that who is the observer.
Observe Beauty
Beauty does no harm; beauty is the embodiment of the standard of perfection. To embellish and socialize with beauty, is to be selfless in action. To be in viewership is to have respect demanded by the observed. The action of beauty is inherently selfless. Mystifying on its own, existing for its own purpose. Meaning attached to beauty is not made by beauty itself. In a world of its own, beauty does not carry a purport. Serving only as a reminder that the purest form of existence is born from expressiveness of an energy. A selfless act of expression, with no expectation placed, will meet the apogee of beauty.
“Beauty seems to be the clearest manifestation of perfection, and the best evidence of its possibility. If perfection is, as it should be, the ultimate justification of being, we may understand the ground of moral dignity of beauty.” – George Santayana, The Sense of Beauty
Creation of perception is reflected extrinsically through intrinsic features. Perception is the responsibility of the observer, not of the observed. For beauty to exist, it must be respected. Seeking beauty is not found in an external presence. Intrinsic features of the self, determine the views of the outer. What exists in space around the individual reflects their core state. Respecting the intrinsic features of the self contributes to the esteem of the outer display and extensions of the self. The observer holds the beauty found in outward expression.
Taste
Development of taste crystalizes beauty for the individual. Taste, and the development of such, serves as enrichment. Enriching the being may envelope from an array of experiences. Enrichment of any subject will avail beauty. Beauty is relative to the observer, while choice to enrich one’s life through taste, is a preference. This development serves as the refinement period of the self. A setting of standards, formation of opinions, a creation of an inner guidance system through a pallet discernible only to the individual. Refinement does not mean obstinate, for refinement is an unremitting process of the open mind. Obstinateness occurs when there has been no development of the pallet, when the individual has not sought to enrich themselves. In congruence with the path one must walk, comes the development of one’s own ability to guide their stream of consciousness. Through enrichment of the self, an individual will carry with them two guiding systems. One steered by the other. Working together to evolve the self, the intuitive being leads the way of the refined.
The fine-tuning required of the self is an act of discipline. Life will continue to pass by as time slips in and out of awareness. Ability to choose where one allocates their resources is an advantageous freedom given to those who express their discernibility. Disciplining the self to an open-minded evolution of opinion, will evince itself to be a flexible tool in the observer’s pocket. Guiding one’s own stream of consciousness commands the ability to be adaptable in the face of disagreement between the guiding systems. Somewhere between the intuitive and refined lays the intentional self. In which the intentional self holds the discipline.
Observed Beauty
Beauty is organic, it is raw. Beauty is an energy unmatched by materialism. One may find it’s bounty in all aspects, standing alone. The energy that creates a sunset engulfs our own, as presence is the present manifests to one. When the individual allows for their energy to be enveloped by the manifestation, it will permeate as an expansion of one’s own essence. Taste developed by the being will determine the observer’s view. The observed should pay no attention to the developed taste of the observer. Beauty does not bend for likeliness.
In efforts to preserve beauty, it must be respected. Sharing in the presence of beauty is sharing the energy. The observer of the presence, the perceptual self, holds the decision of declaration. Beauty perceived is the beauty reflected from within. How an individual responds to the energy that beauty holds is a response to the self. Response is a reflection from within. With response comes responsibility to uphold the standards determined by the guiding systems. The intuitive system sets the guidelines that are fine-tuned by the continuous development of the enriching self. Beauty evolves with the self.
Existing beyond the self, lies the beauty which the self has evolved from. Humanity is an extension of Earth’s beauty. As part of this evolution there is a responsibility to the process that comes before us. Nature is the trailblazer in which life follows. The role of humanity is to be a continues co-creator in the expansion of consciousness. Colors we can see differ from those of our counterparts and sounds finely attuned to each ear of every species. To exist at all is to uphold the standards of beauty gifted to us by nature.
Moving Forward
Experiencing every aspect of the senses while working to tune the inner workings of the self brings an act of unison between nature and the individual. Imperfections of beauty are minor grievances to beauty, as any amount of beauty stands to be beautiful. The perceptual self, or outer self, will continue to be both the observed and observer. The perceived and perceiving. All that is to come in one’s nature is not separate from who they are. Experience and environment, outlook and choice, are the exposition and extension of the self respectively. Outwardly beauty is defined, intrinsically beauty is created.
“Beauty is a pledge of the possible conformity between the soul and nature, and consequently a ground of faith in the supremacy of good.” -George Santayana, The Sense of Beauty
When we consider the treatment of beauty, it’s essential we carry forward with the understanding that beauty itself is a characteristic of intrinsic energy. Extensions of our own consciousness that surround us in our environments and experiences, display a mirrored image of our outlook and choice. Life is an evolving image, and, when it feels like a revolving door, it may be time to express one’s ability guide their own stream of consciousness. Beauty, we see elsewhere, exists within. Through the refinement of taste, and enrichment of the self, the stream will continue to evolve. Beauty is the experience of life. Respect the beauty.