Where to find beauty

Author: Zong Baihua
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The universe is an endless life and rich dynamism, but it is also a strict order and perfect harmony. In this tranquil and elegant world, people live yet their hearts surge with emotional storms and waves of desire. However, if one wishes to fulfill themselves, achieve perfection, and realize their personality, they should take the universe as a model, seeking order and harmony in life. Harmony and order are the beauty of the universe and the foundation of life's beauty. What is the essence of beauty? Where does beauty come from? Is beauty objective or subjective? The great master of aesthetics, Zong Baihua, reveals the hidden beauty in various art forms—poetry, music, painting, sculpture, drama, and calligraphy—with vibrant, artistic prose filled with passion, unfolding a colorful journey of seeking beauty before our eyes. To attain such profound aesthetic appreciation and discover such deep beauty requires certain conditions and preparedness in one's subjective psychology. A miner of ores only sees the monetary value of the ores, failing to recognize their aesthetic qualities. We must undergo a purification, overcome selfish desires and worldly calculations of gain and loss, and shift the direction of our emotions and thoughts to truly face the image of beauty. In today's modern society, exhausted by steel and concrete and the digital network, don't we urgently need such a soulful turn?