I believe that authentic admiration for beauty is being replaced by an obsession with attractiveness.
That which is truly beautiful can inspire awe, appreciation and respect where as the desire to attract or be attractive more usually generates fear, envy and self-loathing.
This is not a call for the idolatry of beauty or worship of the charismatic properties of beautiful places and things, it is a reminder that our innate sense of beauty is something to be nurtured because it is a powerful guide to understanding what is right and just.
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