The always interesting and reliable Bill Harris recently linked to an article in the Washington Post that recently won the Pulitzer Prize. The story concerns what happened when they placed on the worlds finest musicians, posing as a busker, in a Washington metro station. The results were fascinating and slightly disconcerting in equal measure and it’s a fantastically written article that says a lot about the pace of modern life and appreciation of beauty in a far better way than I could ever say it, check out the article here, its well worth a few minutes of your day.
This issue of appreciating art and beauty alongside the rush and hustle of modern living is a very pertinent one and is something I have a great heart for. It is so easy with the pace of modern life to get caught up on ourselves and our lives that we forget to stop and spend time with the things that matter and make a difference, be they people or more abstract creations. I know personally there is a world of literature out there, but I tend to stick to the same authors over and over, similarly with music – why is it always the known we are drawn to?
I guess there are no easy answers but pieces like this remind me of the importance of this and encourage me to endeavour to spend more time appreciating and indulging in those powerful and moving creations that to me are as yet unknown. Especially to me as a Christian the appreciation of mans creations as a testament to Gods creation is a powerful concept within the discovery of such things. But even if you don’t believe that I encourage you to try something new, take some time to appreciate something new to you, you don’t have to always agree or like what you find, the beauty of beauty is that it is such a personal quality, but the importance is finding the things that resonate with you, be they films, pieces of art or music and holding them close.
As someone who has always had an inbuilt desire to create it is a humbling but exciting experience to truly discover something you love and make it your own.
Monday 14 April 2008
Pearls before Breakfast
The always interesting and reliable Bill Harris recently linked to an article in the Washington Post that recently won the Pulitzer Prize. The story concerns what happened when they placed on the worlds finest musicians, posing as a busker, in a Washington metro station. The results were fascinating and slightly disconcerting in equal measure and it’s a fantastically written article that says a lot about the pace of modern life and appreciation of beauty in a far better way than I could ever say it, check out the article here, its well worth a few minutes of your day.
This issue of appreciating art and beauty alongside the rush and hustle of modern living is a very pertinent one and is something I have a great heart for. It is so easy with the pace of modern life to get caught up on ourselves and our lives that we forget to stop and spend time with the things that matter and make a difference, be they people or more abstract creations. I know personally there is a world of literature out there, but I tend to stick to the same authors over and over, similarly with music – why is it always the known we are drawn to?
I guess there are no easy answers but pieces like this remind me of the importance of this and encourage me to endeavour to spend more time appreciating and indulging in those powerful and moving creations that to me are as yet unknown. Especially to me as a Christian the appreciation of mans creations as a testament to Gods creation is a powerful concept within the discovery of such things. But even if you don’t believe that I encourage you to try something new, take some time to appreciate something new to you, you don’t have to always agree or like what you find, the beauty of beauty is that it is such a personal quality, but the importance is finding the things that resonate with you, be they films, pieces of art or music and holding them close.
As someone who has always had an inbuilt desire to create it is a humbling but exciting experience to truly discover something you love and make it your own.
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