Ever since my first introduction into physics in high school my favorite law in physics has been the fact that energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transferred. I think that has incredible implications. Think Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect (no, not the Ashton Kutcher movie).
Alright, so let’s keep moving forward. The first half of my sophomore year in college I took an intro to photography class. Probably the best lesson I learned in that lab wasn’t even about photography. It was the definition of ‘beauty’ – “a combination of qualities that pleases the intellect or moral sense” (according to my Apple Dictionary). The professor explained that the fact that something could be considered beautiful, didn’t necessarily mean that it could be considered “pretty” or “attractive” in the typical sense. Hence, the phrase “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” I have this idea that the first law regarding energy can be adapted to beauty. Let’s try it.
Beauty cannot be created nor destroyed, only transferred.
I could list a million and one examples of why I think this idea is generally true, but that’s not much fun. Think about it. A person that can create something beautiful must be beautiful themselves. Perhaps not in aesthetics, but in quality of character. Transference of beauty. We, as people, can destroy beautiful things, beautiful ideas, and beautiful creations. That kind of power is beautiful. The act of destroying something beautiful will lead to the creation of something else that is beautiful. Beauty can’t be destroyed.
Though this theory is highly subjective, I find a lot of truth and comfort in it. Ask me about it sometime. I’ll explain further.
You are beautiful,
Edison Cruz