How To See Beauty In The Mundane by William Horden

We think of wisdom as something belonging to the learned and elderly, yet wise women and men have always exemplified a childlike curiosity, enthusiasm and wonder that seems both charmingly innocent and a bit out of place. A bit irritating, even. As if they are not taking our everyday concerns seriously.

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whosoever does not know it and can no loner wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed. —Albert Einstein

​It seems, in fact, that either they are pulling the wool over our eyes or they are somehow seeing deeper into the nature of everyday life than we are. They appear to find something truly extraordinary and beautiful and awe-inspiring in the most ordinary and mundane and commonplace events. And, it seems, they are able to reconcile the great trials and hardships of life, finding in them acts of love, compassion, and self-sacrifice.

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