A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.

Beauty is truth, truth is beauty that is all ye know on earth, and all Yee need to know.
Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.
The scenery is fine –but human nature is finer.
Life is but a day; A fragile dew-drop on its perilous way from a tree’s summit.
I almost wish we were butterflies and liv’d but three summer days–three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.

The poet John Keats died when he was twenty-six years old. He was very sensitive and perceptive. The quotes selected by me, enable us to reflect on life.

Ask yourself these questions.

Are you aware of the beauty around you?
There is beauty everywhere and one can see it a puddle, in a green shoot or a bird singing.

Do you understand beauty?
When we understand beauty, we also perceive the truth. Reading the scriptures and singing hymns we understand the meaning of the words.

Have you experienced life?
One has to experience life and then one can empathize with others and be self-compassionate.

Do you think the scenery is fine?
Self-acceptance is important and therefore being part of the scenery is essential.

Do you understand the value of life?
Appreciate the fragility of life.

Have you ever understood the butterfly?
The butterfly lives for three days in joy. We should try to be like the butterflies and live in a state of bliss.

Aim Hrim Klim

Picture by Joseph Severn – https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/keats-listening-to-a-nightingale-on-hampstead-heath-52105, Public Domain, Link