Comments on: Too Busy for Beauty

By: Too Busy For Beauty « Readmore’s Weblog

Too Busy For Beauty « Readmore’s Weblog — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:10:44 +0000

[...] For Beauty Posted on July 12, 2007 by readmore77 There is a thought provoking article at http://jeffberryman.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/too-busy-for-beauty/#comment-46 (you can see I posted a comment). It really has something to do with my current struggles… One of [...]

By: Denise H. McEwen

Denise H. McEwen — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:01:37 +0000

I just learned about your blog today from a friend. Wonderful thoughts on Beauty. I saw the Joshua Bell piece a few weeks ago and was mesmerized.

I enjoy street artists. When I lived in Boston I loved listening to good music in the subway and would often wait for the next train if I had time.

When strolling through Harvard square I would enjoy the unusual musician or artist.

I have a lot of respect for people who pay and earn their dues at the same time, those with a hat on the sidewalk, fearless in their artistic attempts and all the while making their immediate world happier, kinder, more-thought provoking, and yes, pointing to their Maker whether they believe in Him or not.

I then take the opportunity to say a prayer of thanksgiving for the free gift I’ve just received and for the artist.

Be blessed!

By: Rob Meyer

Rob Meyer — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:37:32 +0000

It may be an odd thought in amongst all the other contexts of beauty, but I find beauty in the language of software, in code well writ, in functions which flow, in the intentional symmetry of logic which creates a story full of character and plot and resounding climax, through which the knowledgeable reader can determine the result of this day’s labors in the final revelation of the One True Result.

There is never enough time to write well that which orders our lives or our laptops. Given more time, Windows might never crash. But it has a schedule to keep, and the beauty of the engineer’s code is shrouded by the haste-induced bugs which were never given time to reveal themselves before shipment; and now the hobbled beauty-that-might-have-been slobbers and lurches through your processor and brings the Blue Screen of Death to your view.

By: Sloppy Writer

Sloppy Writer — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:37:01 +0000

Beauty

There’s an excellent article today over on Jeff Berryman’s blog. This is not necessarily related to writing but I think that it’s inspiring.

I especially found this challenging:

By: Stop in the name of beauty. «

Stop in the name of beauty. « — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:19:37 +0000

[...] especially enjoyed this inspiring post, which reminds me of my own [...]

By: Readmore

Readmore — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:31:15 +0000

Jeff, great analysis. It got me thinking… What if art and beauty are a way of drawing us closer to God? Using God’s creation as evidence, surely he has a heart and appreciation for such things. It seems possible that stopping and learning to more fully appreciate some of the good things that God has given us will help us to learn more about and draw closer to him.

By: Intentional Observation: Stop and smell the beauty « The Aesthetic Elevator

Intentional Observation: Stop and smell the beauty « The Aesthetic Elevator — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:14:18 +0000

[...] Jeff Berryman suggests in his commentary on the article that “beauty is common; the experience of it is [...]

By: Think Christian » Blog Archive » Would you recognize true beauty if you walked past it on the way to work?

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:29:51 +0000

[...] experiment for you, so go read the article to find out what happened. Then head over and read some excellent commentary at Jeff Berryman’s blog. He laments that our culture’s busy-ness is killing our ability to appreciate true beauty [...]

By: Alexis

Alexis — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:44:58 +0000

So many provocative thoughts, I hardly know where to begin. First, please don’t be ashamed of still having enough feeling left to cry. I watched This Week with George Stephanopolous this morning and burst into tears when they showed the list of military personnel who died in Iraq this week. I’m fairly proud of my stoicism, but I’m also happy that I’m not so numb that I can’t feel anything anymore.

I enjoyed your whole post, and my three favorite quotes were, “Beauty is common; the experience of it is rare. “, “We are a culture of glancers. “, and “Is it any wonder that mystics teach that the first step in any move toward God is simple awareness?”

I’m also trying to wake up. Best wishes to everyone who is trying to do the same…