Gaia Community: Questions and Reflections tagged 'beauty'

What is your most vivid memory of nature?

2007-04-23T07:00:00Z

Sunday was Earth Day, but we'd like to continue this theme for a bit. Yesterday you looked at our planet from a distance--you took the time to 'zoom out' and to imagine the Earth across vast expanses of time and space. Today, let's 'zoom in.' Think back to your most vivid, and personal, recollection of the natural world. Was it the first time you laid eyes on the Pacific? A flaming sunset on some mountain lake? An overnight trip up the highest peak in the Rockies? Or a childhood memory of being captivated by a caterpillar? Think for a minute, and let us know.

If you had to lose your vision, what would you look at today?

2007-11-02T07:00:00Z

Pretend you've found out you were going to lose your eyesight tomorrow night. How would you spend the next twenty four hours? What would you most want to remember seeing?

Is beauty truth? (Or truth beauty?)

2008-03-18T07:00:00Z

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty. That is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
-- John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn

Do you think what Keats wrote is true? (Or beautiful?)

(This question, and a few others this week, were taken from or inspired by TED 2008, the themes of which were arranged around the biggest questions out there. Feel free to visit the link above to see the programs and forums that resulted!)

Where do you find beauty?

2008-04-26T07:00:00Z

Where do you see beauty in the world?

How can you create more joy around you?

2008-11-07T08:00:00Z

How can you create more beauty in your life? How can you spread happiness to those nearby?

What was the last experience that took your breath away?

2008-12-17T08:00:00Z

When were you last moved to tears by an event or a gesture or beautiful scene, be it a work of art or an amazing natural view?

Can you create something beautiful just by looking?

2009-01-20T08:00:00Z

Try looking around for something that you wouldn't ordinarily consider beautiful (the battered chair you're sitting on, or the left-out coffee mug on your desk) and describe it in a way that captures its unique (and perfect) beauty. Did it work?

What's the most beautiful little thing you've seen this week?

2009-04-08T07:00:00Z

What was the smallest thing in which you saw beauty this week?

What's the most beautiful thing you've seen someone do lately?

2009-04-12T07:00:00Z

What gesture or action or work have you seen recently that amazed you?

What do you want from beauty?

2009-08-13T07:00:00Z

What do you look for in beautiful things, or moments, or ideas, or people?