Beauty

So you’ve heard that saying, “Beauty is in the Eye of the beholder”. When I view the landscape of our campus in full bloom this spring, and the hustle and bustle of students, I enjoy beauty every single day as I even make it to class on time. Wouldn’t you agree that the flowers budding and healthy trees blowing in the wind are absolutely beautiful? Well, you don’t have to agree with me. I’m comfortable listening to your opinions and respect your thoughts about what defines beauty and what you feel doesn’t.

In 1931, Albert Einstein said “the most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious - the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science”. Well done Albert, as I definitely agree that opening up to unique or “mysterious” experiences makes life great and helps shape one into a well rounded person. And, I agree that defining true art is open for discussion. If we visit the Nelson together and experience some art exhibits, we should be ready to share a civil discussion about what we just saw. I may feel the exhibit upstairs was too mysterious to be showcased, while you may define that same artistic expression as flat out beautiful.

That’s how we should experience things and enjoy the beauty in our lives every day. Allow people to express their opinions on what is beautiful, and what they feel isn’t. And make sure the next time you walk through the KCAI campus that you take the time to not only smell the roses, but really experience the emotions of what is beautiful – friends, our people on campus and the gifts of nature in full bloom!