In the Eye of the Beholder

"Beauty" is neat thought. It exists in every place, and within every person in some form or fashion. All you have to do is look for it, notice it, and appreciate it. The sunrise has this remarkable beauty whether you're on the farm, in the big city, or at the beach. It doesn't matter where you are it has this majestic, slow, steady, explosion of color, light, and hope.

"Beauty" is in the eye of the beholder because only the one who beholds gets to see it. If you sleep past the sunrise you miss out, but if you get up and look you witness the beauty of a new day. If you pass that person by, or focus only on what is not attractive you miss out on a beautiful thing. Sadly most people spend their time on what is not beautiful in others. Whether its their spouse, neighbor, child, or boss - its always what's wrong with them instead of what right. What a shame to miss the beauty. Maybe we tend to do that because we doubt our own beauty deep down inside. There's an old saying, "there's good in everybody" - That is true...even in you (rhyme point!).

So, beauty only exists if it is beheld by someone. In other words if you fail to behold it you cheat beauty itself and beauty doesn't rest on those who refuse to behold it. Get it? Mull on it and you will. Here is a clue - You always become like what you behold.