I was taught that I had to 'master' subjects. But who can 'master' beauty, or peace, or joy?

Kathleen Norris
I was taught that I had to 'master' subjects. But...
I was taught that I had to 'master' subjects. But...
I was taught that I had to 'master' subjects. But...
I was taught that I had to 'master' subjects. But...
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It is gotten from the beauty of the world and from nature. It is gotten from nature, but not from a book or a philosophy, not from a teacher or a master, not from learning. It is gotten from nature itself. The beauty of nature cannot be 'learned' in the way that we learn to read and write and count and multiply.

If you admire a flower or a bird or a sunset, that beauty is there for you already. You did not learn it. You did not have to 'master' it.

You did not have to read about it or watch it over and over again in order to get to know it better."

Source: The Psalms With Commentary

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