Some clichés are falsehoods and aren’t worth the price of a vowel on Wheel of Fortune; however, timeless classics like, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder have been cherished for generations.
To be honest, I lack more than just a little sophistication when it comes to appreciating the elegance and splendor of beauty, but even I can appreciate:
- The exquisite craftsmanship of Michelangelo’s marble statue of Moses
- The bold acoustics and graceful notes of Beethoven’s Symphony in C minor.
- The rustic charm of Grant Wood’s American Gothic.
Beauty should not be thought of as just a sensory perception of the eye. It can also be a pleasant fragrance that fires the sensory neurons in your schnozzle.
People like me can identify a canvas that hosts the bright strokes of a Picasso, but we are more apt to be awed by the sight of a scrumptious slice of apple pie fused with the tantalizing aroma of freshly brewed coffee. While some of us will never fully appreciate the world of art, there are others who will never savor the delicious bouquet of culinary delights nor the sweet perfume of a rose.
It’s estimated that 2 million people actually stink at smelling. Dysfunctional smellers are found more often among men than women: In one study, nearly 25% of men and 11% of women, ages 60–69, had a smell disorder. This diagnosis falls into four classifications:
- Anosmia is the complete inability to detect odors.
- Hyposmia is the diminished ability to detect odors.
- Parosmia is a change in a person’s ability to distinguish odors.
- Phantosmia is the bogus illusion of the nose; it is a perceptual false-positive of an odor that isn’t present.
The nasal tone of this post would not be complete, if I failed to mention two smells that are especially pleasing to God:
- The aroma of your prayers that evoke the smell of golden bowls full of incense in (Revelation 5:8).
- The aroma of your love that Paul speaks of in the book of Ephesians.
Let today be the day to contemplate the beauty that surrounds you, to reflect on the beauty of the Lord our God that is upon you (Psalm 90:17), and to take the words of Thoreau to heart: Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.
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