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Art, Germany, Life, Metaphor, Musings, Painting, poetic moments, Travel, Unexpected, Writing
The life of a visitor and the life of resident are so different, that sometimes only the guests in our open our eyes to the work of art in which we all live.
I am not the type of person who is likely to be described as stuck in her ways. I smell flowers, wear rose-colored glasses, literally, and try to be constantly in awe of beauty. None of this, however, prevents me from becoming acclimated to the things I see every day, or from complaining about the flaws I have found in any of the places I have lived. It took a recent visit from a friend to help open my eyes again to all the wonder of Nuremberg.
Sometimes it takes spending all day sitting in a park with friends to make me appreciate the beauty of having everything closed on Sundays. Sometimes it takes a visitor commenting on the beautiful cobblestone streets for me to linger fondly on memories of a passeggiata around the square, slowly devouring ice cream cones, while my hair is caresses by the warm breeze. Sometimes it takes the awe of a visitor to remove me from the supermarket runs, the bills, the spreadsheets, and the homework. Sometimes, I need remind of the simple fact that after 27 years I left my homeland and made a life across an ocean.
I believe we all need these awakenings, even if there isn’t biergarten on our corner or a 1000-year-old church in our backyard. We all need to see our own lives from a distance in order to find the beauty within all the mess. Despite what it may feel like, life is not a string of workdays, or a succession of bank statements. Life is what we see when we take a step back from examining the everyday minutia. In the end, life is a painting, not a brush stroke.
agrrosewood said:
That is beautiful! The world is the greatest art work of all of them, and it is all around us… We should look at that to be inspired, and be glad that it is ours to experience.
Autumn Elizabeth said:
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the post and glad you are inspired by the world!
John Smith said:
Reblogged this on THE STRATEGIC LEARNER and commented:
Poetic, thoughtful, and fascinating glimpse into a life …
Peekiequeen said:
Glorious! i completely agree!
Autumn Elizabeth said:
Thank you!