Oh, look

“Oh! Look at how beautiful!” the woman said to her husband. “My goodness,” he replied, “It’s just lovely.”

They were noting the shape of the mountainous skyline — a backdrop to the valley.

A casual observer might have thought these were tourists, but no. These were locals of forty, maybe fifty years. They’d have seen this particular part of the skyline hundreds, if not thousands of times.

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Part of a well-lived life is not just recognizing beauty — but continuing to be moved by it long after it’s become familiar.