“Beauty is truth, truth beauty…”
A cross stitch Sampler made by my mother presents a colorful array of roses and tulips and vines, and an enclosed area that includes the words, “Truth is Beauty.” Mother loved to embroider and her needlework piece is just another iteration of the timeless words of other people, gone before, in history.
In “Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Keats (1795-1821), the poet’s last two lines are these:
‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty – that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.’
The Holy Bible says this, “…whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely; whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy- meditate on these things.” – Philippians 4:8.
There is a certain timelessness to needlework. Early Samplers made by little girls, just learning to embroider, often included religious and moral statements.
There is something that is timeless about Truth. In the end, it will always prevail. It will always come out. The timeless principles of truth should box in the parameters of our own lives. To live a truthful life and to be true to one’s own moral conscience are two ideas to consider that will aid you in your own search for beauty…when you are looking for those roses among the thorns of life.
Today, seek Beauty.
Patricia
July 26th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Pat, this is lovely, and such a must for everyone — look for the roses among the thorns!