In today's world, with its economic and political turmoil, many of us feel that art is irrelevant.
"How could we think of beauty, when we have to solve survival problems first?" many people ask.
Yet in such times, when there are more problems than solutions, beauty becomes extremely important - be it the beauty of an evening sky, a glow of the kitchen kettle, the shine of a crystal vase, or the eyes of a child.
As we stop to absorb the beauty, as something deeply touches us on a profound level - we change.
And then everything around us changes.
It's a myth that our circumstances "happen" to us.
We create what happens with our thoughts.
I've experienced that very vividly when we had financial problems.
What else could be more down-to-earth than this kind of problems? And yet, the solution to it didn't come from a place of angst and worry.
When I was worried, afraid of the future - the problems didn't go away, but became bigger.
However, every time I saw a beautiful sunset, a clear night with stars, when my feet felt an evening dew of the grass - I knew that I am bigger than my problems.
I felt how worry and fear go away, and how quiet wonder at the grandeur of this world fills my soul.
At moments like that, I felt that I am one with the world.
I felt the Magnificence of Life, and I was not afraid.
From that place the solutions to my problems came.
As I became more in tune with myself - miracles started to happen.
And then, I knew, I had a living proof that it's us who create our reality, not the other way around.
And the beauty that I came in touch with was the greatest reminder to me of my strength, of my own magnificence.
And this is how beauty saves the world.
It saves the world over and over every day.
It saves the world from fear and worry, it saves the world from destruction - for when we notice the beauty around us, when we get inspired by it, why would we want to destroy? An opposite of destruction is creation, an opposite of war is not stillness of peace, but inspiration of creativity.
Creative people - painters, composers, singers, writers are helping the world to become a greater place, they're helping the world to become more harmonious, excited, inspired - and not afraid.
For when you are surrounded by beauty, when you feel it - you know that all fears are false.
You know that you are greater than any problems.
"How could we think of beauty, when we have to solve survival problems first?" many people ask.
Yet in such times, when there are more problems than solutions, beauty becomes extremely important - be it the beauty of an evening sky, a glow of the kitchen kettle, the shine of a crystal vase, or the eyes of a child.
As we stop to absorb the beauty, as something deeply touches us on a profound level - we change.
And then everything around us changes.
It's a myth that our circumstances "happen" to us.
We create what happens with our thoughts.
I've experienced that very vividly when we had financial problems.
What else could be more down-to-earth than this kind of problems? And yet, the solution to it didn't come from a place of angst and worry.
When I was worried, afraid of the future - the problems didn't go away, but became bigger.
However, every time I saw a beautiful sunset, a clear night with stars, when my feet felt an evening dew of the grass - I knew that I am bigger than my problems.
I felt how worry and fear go away, and how quiet wonder at the grandeur of this world fills my soul.
At moments like that, I felt that I am one with the world.
I felt the Magnificence of Life, and I was not afraid.
From that place the solutions to my problems came.
As I became more in tune with myself - miracles started to happen.
And then, I knew, I had a living proof that it's us who create our reality, not the other way around.
And the beauty that I came in touch with was the greatest reminder to me of my strength, of my own magnificence.
And this is how beauty saves the world.
It saves the world over and over every day.
It saves the world from fear and worry, it saves the world from destruction - for when we notice the beauty around us, when we get inspired by it, why would we want to destroy? An opposite of destruction is creation, an opposite of war is not stillness of peace, but inspiration of creativity.
Creative people - painters, composers, singers, writers are helping the world to become a greater place, they're helping the world to become more harmonious, excited, inspired - and not afraid.
For when you are surrounded by beauty, when you feel it - you know that all fears are false.
You know that you are greater than any problems.
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