What is beauty? People have always tried to find it, create it, and pursue it. A quick trip to the grocery store will reveal a plethora of magazines devoted solely to what they call beauty and the proper pursuit of it. Most have an idea of ​​what they might personally define as beauty, but not as a general, sweeping definition. What one might call ugly, another might call absolutely breathtaking. Some find beauty in cats, others in dogs, just as some prefer mountain ranges early in the morning to sunset over the plains. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is the favorite adage cited by many to explain this discrepancy, but what does this quickly spat out phrase mean? In reality, although the adage is partially true, beauty is not relative or subject to our human whims - it is an ideal created and truly achieved only by God, which we must lovingly reflect as children . The adage “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” explains and fits perfectly with ourselves, our culture and the world today. What do people mean when they say this saying? To understand it, we need to take a closer look at the three crucial words in the phrase: beauty, eye, and beholder. First, what is beauty? According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, “beauty is the quality or collection of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasantly exalts the mind” (1). Pleasure is the key word in this definition, implying that the beauty of something is relative to the personal pleasure one finds in it. The next word is "eye", not meaning the literal eye, but referring to the perception, method and personal state of mind through which beauty is seen. Finally, the use of "spectator" em...... middle of paper ...... use the old metaphor, we are all blind people, feeling and describing different but important parts of the elephant of beauty as God. guide our hands. He is the ultimate truth and the standard by which we determine truth. God is love (1 John 4:8) and therefore the standard by which we determine what is loving and what is not. God created beauty, a very good thing, and therefore God is beautiful. If even pagans find his works glorious and breathtaking, how much more beautiful must they be! Therefore, as children of the Creator of beauty, striving to be “conformed to the image of His Son” (Romans 8:29), we are to exhibit His beauty – His love – in every area of ​​our life. life. “Beauty – Definition and more from the free Merriam-Webster Dictionary.” Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Internet. February 4. 2010.