Beauty

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”
-Ashley Smith
“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it”
-Confucius
“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart”
-Hellen Keller

What can I say about beauty that have not been said before? A few moments ago I was looking at something so beautiful I was speechless, or looking is not really the correct word. I was expiriencing, feeling, with every sense, every fiber of my being taking in the scene around me. I had walked out on the balcony because of the strange green morning light of the sunrise that will happen in a few hours. The moon was up, new moon yet strong, shining in that strange way that lets you see the rest of the rock as well. There were a few stars out. The bats were hunting. I could smell the summer flowers and hear the horses in the dark. The air was warm on my skin and the breeze gentle. These are the pictures I do not want to try to capture on film (lets just forget the fact that I don't use film ;-) ) because I know I will fail to capture this beauty, I have tried to paint the beauty with words and am pretty sure I haven't done a successful job. And strictly speaking, can beauty really be captured? Would beauty really be as beautiful if we had a picture of it we could take a look at every time we wanted to? I don't think so. True beauty is partly in the knowlegde that it is only temporary, we all know the scene is going to change in a few minutes or, if we are lucky, a few hours. And we feel privilegded, because we got to see, to feel, this moment, this beauty. For some reason we were the ones that were treated to some minutes of tranquility and beauty. And strangly enough what I want in those moments are not the camera or paint to record the beauty and show to the world, I want some good music (Only Time-Enya, Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan-Nightwish, Gatekeeper and Wish you were here - Within Temptation), my wool cloak to just wrap myself up in, a bottle and just someone to sit next to, and just sit there, be quiet, listen to music, sip wine and enjoy. But what do I do every time I see something like this, I watch...feel for a few minutes, and then I walk back inside to bed, knowing that I have to get up early tomorrow and should be in bed.