In a previous blog post , I compared the pursuit of truth to that of immortality, with love offering the reason for it all. I have also come to terms with how deeply I feel moved by beauty, particularly nature. I realized that I've been trying to figure out the meaning of life and all of that when it's been in front of me and simple this entire time. I resisted beauty for a long time because it felt superficial. How could I justify treating something or someone differently just because it was beautiful? But beauty is inescapable, just as suffering is inescapable. Both have the capacity to move us, deeply. And if I could choose just one thing to preserve from this universe, it would be beauty. So when I finally realized that there was nothing "wrong" with me for craving beauty, it hit me. That's what life is about. Life is about truth, love, and beauty. Once I had that thought in my mind, I realized that I've heard this before... and not just me, but pretty m...