Moral beauty existed as clearly as any other form of beauty and perhaps that was where we could find the God who was so vividly, and sometimes bizarrely, described in our noisy religious explanations. It was an intriguing thought, as it meant that a concert could be a spiritual experience, a secular painting a religious icon, a beguiling face a passing angel. Alexander McCall Smith
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Moral beauty exists as clearly as any other form of beauty and perhaps that was where we could find the God who was so vividly, and sometimes bizarrely, described in our noisy religious explanations. It was an intriguing thought, as it meant that a concert could be a spiritual experience, a secular painting a religious icon, a beguiling face a passing angel. In the process of trying to explain the reality of moral beauty, we have given ourselves a wonderful opportunity to come to understand how important it is for each of us to embrace our own moral beauty, which we might otherwise overlook.

Source: The Lost Art Of Gratitude

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