Ive not read this whole thread, so must apologize if something I'm going to say has already been said. And I don't pretend to be a deeply intellectual person, so I can't offer many "ridiculously" deep observations or definitions. But I think beauty is simply that which causes positive or semi positive emotion. Which is why it would be different for everyone, because everyone has different things that causes that. Consider two friends on a journey, and they finally come to the top of a hill. As they take in the sights before them, considering of green meadows and surrounding trees, mountains in the horizon, etc...
One is inspired, he describes it as breath taking and awe-inspiring and is overcome with of positivity. It is beautiful, -or full of beauty.
The other sees the distance he still has to travel, at times which will be on unforgiving terrain with plenty of obstacles. He is overcome with anxiety. It is not beautiful.
I know it seems so fucking simple it's almost embarrassing to post but I've been pondering over the concept of relativity the past few days.
Relativity is such a powerful truth. Perhaps, it is the only one. (That's gonna cause a response!
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I mean it's a thing I ponder bc I don't really accept alot of things as 100% truth... simply because of relativity.
I know these things are not black and white. They are complicated and confusing simply because man does not consist of one mind alone. Not even a "pack mind" if you will.
We are diverse and perspectives differ so much that sometimes it is even hard to find a common ground on describing something such as beauty. Of course, we have what the media portrays of mankind and their "beauty" which is almost always superficial, and we have also what we see on calendars and the artist's easel what is considered earthly landscape beauties, and there are several more types of beauty. But all these things are relative to the one experiencing them. Even things that are not tangible or harder to define. Like a parents love, a child's awe and curiosity, the instinct of a baby sea turtle to go into the ocean. These things, if they bring about strong positive emotions, or like I said semi positive, (think bittersweet) are beautiful to you.
Or, you could just throw everything in the trash that I have just said because it makes no sense to you. It is not a truth. It's my perspective.
Just like the people that say passionate love is just a chemical imbalance that eventually balances out to a more committed love. That is their truth because they have done the studies and seen the results and picked out those neurotransmitters that cause the emotions.
But others still will argue and say you cannot define such a powerful thing with science. And that is their truth.
So yeah, everything is relative, and that's why it is so hard to come to a satisfying "answer" as to what beauty is.
Sorry I took it ina direction you may not have wanted it to go, @Ren. Lol
Some could roll their eyes at my simplicity or even have pity that I cannot comprehend such intellectual talk, (sometimes I can though and I am improving!)but I think in a topic such as this, there will never be a universal answer. So I think my simple "answer" counts too. <3
One is inspired, he describes it as breath taking and awe-inspiring and is overcome with of positivity. It is beautiful, -or full of beauty.
The other sees the distance he still has to travel, at times which will be on unforgiving terrain with plenty of obstacles. He is overcome with anxiety. It is not beautiful.
I know it seems so fucking simple it's almost embarrassing to post but I've been pondering over the concept of relativity the past few days.
Relativity is such a powerful truth. Perhaps, it is the only one. (That's gonna cause a response!
) I mean it's a thing I ponder bc I don't really accept alot of things as 100% truth... simply because of relativity.
I know these things are not black and white. They are complicated and confusing simply because man does not consist of one mind alone. Not even a "pack mind" if you will.
We are diverse and perspectives differ so much that sometimes it is even hard to find a common ground on describing something such as beauty. Of course, we have what the media portrays of mankind and their "beauty" which is almost always superficial, and we have also what we see on calendars and the artist's easel what is considered earthly landscape beauties, and there are several more types of beauty. But all these things are relative to the one experiencing them. Even things that are not tangible or harder to define. Like a parents love, a child's awe and curiosity, the instinct of a baby sea turtle to go into the ocean. These things, if they bring about strong positive emotions, or like I said semi positive, (think bittersweet) are beautiful to you.
Or, you could just throw everything in the trash that I have just said because it makes no sense to you. It is not a truth. It's my perspective.
Just like the people that say passionate love is just a chemical imbalance that eventually balances out to a more committed love. That is their truth because they have done the studies and seen the results and picked out those neurotransmitters that cause the emotions.
But others still will argue and say you cannot define such a powerful thing with science. And that is their truth.
So yeah, everything is relative, and that's why it is so hard to come to a satisfying "answer" as to what beauty is.
Sorry I took it ina direction you may not have wanted it to go, @Ren. Lol
Some could roll their eyes at my simplicity or even have pity that I cannot comprehend such intellectual talk, (sometimes I can though and I am improving!)but I think in a topic such as this, there will never be a universal answer. So I think my simple "answer" counts too. <3
