If any part of nature excites our pity, it is for ourselves we grieve,
for there is eternal health and beauty.
We get only transient and partial glimpses of the beauty of the world.
Standing at the right angle, we are dazzled by the colors of the rainbow in colorless ice.
From the right point of view, every storm and every drop in it is a rainbow.
Beauty and music are not mere traits and exceptions.
They are the rule and character.
for there is eternal health and beauty.
We get only transient and partial glimpses of the beauty of the world.
Standing at the right angle, we are dazzled by the colors of the rainbow in colorless ice.
From the right point of view, every storm and every drop in it is a rainbow.
Beauty and music are not mere traits and exceptions.
They are the rule and character.
~ Henry David Thoreau
from his journal, 1856
art by Roderick Maclver
2 comments:
I was passing through different blogs and thought id just say hello. Richard from the Amish community of Lebanon,Pa.
appreciate the greeting Richard, best wishes.
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