Elizabeth Kubler Ros once stated, "The most
beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known
suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the
depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding
of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern.
Beautiful people do not just happen."
So what exactly does beauty mean? The dictionary defines beauty as a reference to the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest). The world determines beauty by physical manifestations, but I feel like this is a false interpretation of the word beauty.
So what exactly does beauty mean? The dictionary defines beauty as a reference to the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest). The world determines beauty by physical manifestations, but I feel like this is a false interpretation of the word beauty.
To me, beauty is what lies
within a human being--and it is the foundation that originates in
the core of one's spirit and personality. Every action, every word spoken,
and every nonverbal form of communication can
exemplify one's beauty. Beauty is meant to be shared--to be an interaction that
takes place between two or more people. The following picture represents the
best definition of beauty that I have seen in documentation form. I am unsure
of who is responsible for capturing this photograph, but to me--it is exquisite. What
more than this could the word beauty encompass. This
appears to be a mother and daughter, and I invision a scenario about wisdom being
passed down from one generation to another. Age creates
beauty through experience. A physical feature of beauty is evidenced by one's
amount of wrinkles. As the integumentary system withstands the demands of the
body, wear and tear takes place. This creates a mark, otherwise known as a wrinkle, that
establishes one's identity. I like to refer to these so called
"blemishes" as beauty marks.
The title of this blog is called beauty within
the ashes. I believe that life is full of beauty, but we have to be
comprehensive of its presence. God created the world, full of beauty and
excellence. We can find his beauty within his followers. I say that beauty can
be seen within the ashes because we return to the dust after
our time on this earth has passed. We will be spread out on the ground and
become one with nature as our spirits ascent to the heavens. There is
beauty within life, and there is beauty within life eternal. In order to reach
eternal life, our beauty must return to the ashes. The ground that one walks
upon is full of history, full of beauty, and full of God's grace. Out of
the dust we became, and to the dust we shall return. I challenge everyone to
live a life that enables them to leave a little beauty for others to have
beneath their feet as they face the challenges of
this world.
