Find the Beautiful

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Many people think that if their life is bad, moving will solve everything. All at once, they can, and will be, a new person. The truth of that belief only carries so far though. If we wish to change, we must do it consciously. We can all change. We just can't expect it to happen overnight, in one moment. For most of us, it takes time. Little moments, determination, and perseverance must be our allies for a while, if not forever. If we wish for beauty, we must decide to see beauty first. It does not just pop up once we go somewhere else, but if we bring the beauty we wish to see with us, like Emerson said, then we will see it. Otherwise, our eyes will still see the same blandness we see everywhere. Anyone can look at the same plot of land, "beautiful" or not, and see two completely different pictures. One glorious, and the other dull. We make life beautiful. -- Kenzie
 

These words hold a great deal of meaning for me. They mean that those who lead finicky, discontented lives can search every corner of the globe for beauty, but they will always find something to complain about. They will never find a painting whose colors are vibrant enough, or a book that was plotted to suit them. They will never find the landscape that satisfies their high expectations. Vice versa, those who go out of their way to create beauty may never leave the villages of their births, and yet see it all around them. They will will always find something to appreciate and admire, and they will go out of their way to show others the enchantment in life. When we enter the world with the idea that beauty is all around us, if only we look for it, we will find it in the most commonplace, routine happenings. --Emily