Simple Beauty.

He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time he looks at the object beloved, drawing from it with his eyes and his mind those virtues which it possesses.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Address on The Method of Nature"

Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.
Robert Frost

What is it like to float? To truly be free of gravity is a feeling few, save astronauts, will ever experience. But, somehow, through an incomprehensible combination of rout and circumstance, we find ourselves floating on earth. The power of love is incredible and beyond the laws of physics and the confines of reason; humankind has been awestruck in the presence of its majesty since the beginning of time. In the surreal experience of love, we, all too often, lose the magic that can surface in the simple course of daily life.

Astronauts stare back at Earth, our iridescent globe of life. The majesty of viewing Earth from afar is comparable to none other as the backdrop of twinkling stars lends itself to the natural beauty of the great Mother. Though astronauts experience the incredible power of Earth in its full majesty, it is not the view common man can appreciate. The average man will never transcend the forces of physics to float in space, but he can appreciate the wonders of nature from the ground of dear Mother Earth. From the timeless imagery of nature, it is evident that some of the most beautiful experiences can be found simply in everyday experience. Driving down Pisgah Church into a brilliant sunset can tug at the strings of even the hardest of hearts and awakes something deep within that says, "that is true beauty." In parallel, it is not necessarily the euphoria found in love which reveals the beauty of a woman, but it is the everyday experiences we share with our loved ones where the most magnificent beauty can be found. The person whom we cherish sparkles with brilliance, not always in circumstance, but often in simple, common interaction.

Learning to love is a journey like no other; the highs and lows of a relationship bring wisdom. In these experiences, love lends a tender hand to an uncertain heart by showing how to love more, and more deeply. To experience a relationship like no other, we must seek wisdom, and in that wisdom we will see latent beauty in our beloved. Beauty such as this is only evident in a heart which seeks a mutual love that is fueled by a simple desire to love, and love without restraint. Though we do not love beyond reason, love should be consumated in the common desire for the betterment of each individual. That is: for each to seek the best for the other.

Love is most evident in self-less sacrifice. Loving a woman is not a idealistic stroll through a park, but rather a war, in which a chivalric knight battles through obstacles of insurmountable odds to rescue a beautiful princess from the tower. This story pulls at the heart of boys and girls alike. It is so inherent to your soul because it is truly what your heart desires; every girl wants to be rescued by a knight in shining armor, and every boy wants to be that knight. The catche comes when most "knights" are unwilling to fight for their princess. They do not realize there is a battle to fight, a dragon to be slayed. It is because of the dragon that men must be willing to perservere to reach their beloved, and not give up when a relationship seems to be fallling apart. If lovers can surmount the rocky terrain of conflict, they will find new beauty in their loved one and be able to experience mutual love in a fuller sense.

Humans cannot comprehend true love, for it is most originally divine. The manner in which God loves us is paramount to even the most fufilling love that two humans can experience. If we can truly understand the manner in which he loved us first most deeply, the love we feel for an extraordinary woman will be multiplied ten-fold and can be consumated in the knowledge that there is one who loves us unconditionally and without reason. In that knowledge we can love without restraint and experience the awe-inspiring beauty that is in store for each of us..

nate.