Beauty is normally defined as the ideal representation of a thing; however, I do not believe that this is completely true. When I consider something beautiful, certain characteristics need to be present in the thing at hand. These things surpass merely physical characteristics. Beauty can be found in a variety of things, such as a person, a piece of art, or even something more curious, like some sort of food. For me, one thing that I can consider to be beautiful is a person, and more specifically, my younger brother Matthew.
Matthew is eleven years old and I have a great admiration for him, even though he is younger than me. As long as I can remember, he has tried to be exactly like me. Although he is an adorable child, this is not why I consider him beautiful. He is beautiful on many different levels. First, Matthew, for his age is very intelligent. This one attribute provides me with satisfaction, and therefore I can consider him beautiful because of this. On a normal day, he would incessantly ask me bizzare questions that sometimes I even have difficulty answering. His inquistiveness is way beyond his physical age. Such curiousity often leads him to express himself through his imagination. This, to me, is beautiful, because he expresses himself through writing stories and drawing pictures that are truly amazing! Through this, I find beauty. Finally, I believe Matthew is beautiful because of the way he emulates me. This is probably the most important reason I think that the his beautiful. This is enough, to me, so long as I know he is attempting to strive to be like me, and in turn, I find it gratifying.
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“ideal representation” – who do we inherit this sense of appreciation for harmony from? intelligence, imagination, curiosity, and a human connection – these are all excellent qualities that play a part in beauty, and in art as well, no? how can you take this particular example and make a universal rule for recognizing beauty? how can you take this particular child and hold him always in mind, make the feeling he creates in you into a way to approach the world that is always attempting to see the beautiful?
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