We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put into words – to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it C.s. Lewis
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When we see beauty, we want to be a part of it. We want to be part of the beauty, and to share it with others. We want to become one with the beauty, and to make it our own.

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