Something one could do
Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
The interior place where we experience God is the same kind of place, and as real, as the place where we experience music and poetry.
I know the world is bruised and bleeding and though it is important not to ignore its pain, it is also critical to refuse to succumb to its malevolence. Like failure, chaos contains information that can lead to knowledge — even wisdom.