It's not as if we're running a hospital for sick children down here, let's put it that way. Where's the nobility in patching up a bunch of old tables and chairs? Corrosive to the soul, quite possibly. I've seen too many estates not to know that. Idolatry! Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Onlyif you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn't it? And isn't the whole point of thingsbeautiful thingsthat they connect you to some larger beauty? Those first images that crack your heart wide open and you spend the rest of your life chasing, or trying to recapture, in one way or another?
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  • Beauty — Appreciating aesthetics, grace, and the sublime
  • Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life
  • Soul — The inner self, consciousness, and spiritual essence

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