Alright, it seems I pass the time thinking about beauty. Odd when it otherwise escapes notice. My initial thought to pass time today was this thought over and over, "I love Jesus Christ." and I do; but because there ought to be more to such a thought, I turned to music and videos to let my idea launch into something grander, or at least more than obsession. I went on a wild jouney that lead me to this video:
And while watching it the thought occurred to me that Mary was chosen to be the mother of Jesus Christ, so she must have been the representation of what was beautiful to God. I very much doubted that it was how she wore her hair or made her face appear, further, I doubted that it had much to do with how she choose to appear to others at all. There is a hymn that says "There was no beauty that man should him desire." so, man's desire and beauty are not found naturally in his own salvation. That was a big eye opener.
The fact that I keep returning to the topic of beauty suggests to me that it is something that I have failed to gasp yet...
I ought to include this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_jrGmWJ0xM
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As I was off on several thought tangents I momentarily returned to this one and thought that it may not matter to a more grand purpose how we appear, but it does to us right now, case in point, wait that doesn't make sense. For example of what I mean, I use my teeth. sure I do not change so much to God because of my teeth, but He loves me and wants me to be happy, and smile and it is in his range of power to grant my wish for a beautiful smile, so I have one, not because it mattered to him, but it obviously mattered to me.
I have heard it multiple times now and each time I thought it significant. It is a thought remembered when looking at oneself.
Several times people told of receiving a quote to place on a mirror or had a small mirror attached. It said "If only you could see yourself the way I see you."
I just read a quote that someone thought significant regarding beauty That the thing that makes people beautiful is their total disregard for it.
A friend of mine said something similar when he said "That is what I admire most about people when they already are perfect by most standards the still are trying and feel forever inadequate."
I think summed up that is called humility.
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