But can one actually see beauty with eyes blurred by the lack of almost everything a human being needs?

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There is a common expression that the eyes are the mirror of the soul. In other words, how you see yourself is how others see you. In this quote, David Foster Wallace speaks about how beauty has been lost from our lives because of the lack of things we need in life. He argues that instead of living in a world where beauty has been lost, we should make the best of what we do have and appreciate what we have.

Source: City Of God

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