"Men who are dandies and women who are darlings rule the world, atleast they should do so." Oscar Wilde, The Model Millionaire
I read this short story some 8 years back but this particular idea stayed with me. Not as a concept to be pondered upon but rather as a very straightforward bold statement about how the world order should be. Well we read things and they are pushed into certain rarely accessed corners of our memory. I had a eureka moment today though. The truth of this statement chose to reveal itself before me today as I was unobtrusively walking down the road leading from the departmental academic area to hostel-10. Life is a series of nothings I read somewhere. But every now and then you let yourself believe that you are a part of something important. You feel passion and zeal and a motivation to excel. That is when you are deeply engrossed in your thoughts driven by purpose. I was in a similar state of mind, thinking hard about my project problem. The results I was getting were not as expected. I was thinking. I looked up. One amazing thing about this place is that it never fails to bring a smile to your face and a moment of calm to your wavering mindwhenever you give it a chance. I saw the resplendent pinks and oranges and purples against the vast amber expanse of the sky and the dark green of leaves piece-by-piece as if someone had patiently painted them with careful brush strokes. I said to myself. - I love this place. I love it for its sheer beauty. Even if I had no memories associated with it I would have loved it still. And I understood why beauty can be so moving. While we believe that our decisions are based on how we define good and bad, it may be the beautiful that inspires us.
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