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Beauty of the inner-self
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eauty is sublime, in its physical form, found everywhere round about man. The world, as God has made it, is beautiful and delightful, in spite of the several woes that may be in life.
There is, with the golden morn, the beauty of the day and the colours oft in the sky as the sun peeps out showing fiery beauty; and, in winter, we have the beautiful mist over the trees, the valleys, the mountains, the hills, the ocean and over the monuments that look most beautiful amidst the beauty that is in the mist.
As one gets up in the early morning, one sees the birds rising in their nests, in prayer to God, by their melodious chirping, and what a supreme pleasure it is to hear the sweet melody of the chirping birds!
How beautiful to wander in the woods, on holidays, or to have the blessings of solitude amidst magnificent mountains and gorgeous valleys! How wonderful is the sublime beauty of Nature in the world of God for the benefit of his creatures!
How magnificent also the man-made monuments, like the Taj Mahal of Agra, a dream in marble, looking most glamorous under the beautiful light of the full Moon. How beautiful even a small hut by the side of a valley, amidst the rustic charm all around!
How beautiful is life, and the beauty that is all around, if man could only visualise and appreciate it seeing in it the greatness of the Creator! But the greatest beauty is that which proceeds from one's inner self, the self that is full of truth, love, kindness and benevolence-the beauty that emanates from the good soul.
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Earl Stowell
