Not Less but More

[BLAND - X]

If it’s too technical, the soul makes a quick exit.
Too bland, the soul goes silent.
Too harsh, the soul protects and hides.

If it’s beautiful, the soul arrives.
If artistic, the soul attends.

Beauty invites us into contemplation. It arrests our attention. It slows us down and (implicitly) asks us to take time. In a world that is increasingly more fast-paced, more pragmatic and technical, and less patient and attentive, what we need—what our soul needs!—is more art, more beauty, more crafted, and more creative engagement.

Not less.