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August 2008 
Good Luck Koi Painting 2008
Posted on Mar 9th, 2008
by 
Alex Chua
Alex Chua
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Ugly or Beautiful?
Posted on Mar 21st, 2008
by Alex Chua
Alex Chua
"Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but, until they speak to the imagination, not yet beautiful."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Beauty is no quality in things themselves: it exists merely in the mind which contemplates them."
~ David Hume
"For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it.
For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it.
For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it."
~ Ivan Panin
"I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it."
~ Oscar Hammerstein
Tagged with: Contemplation
Perfection? Imperfection is Beautiful...
Posted on Mar 21st, 2008
by Alex Chua
Alex Chua
"In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful."
~ Alice Walker
"Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light."
~ John Ruskin
"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open."
~ Jawaharlal Nehru
Tagged with: Contemplation
Touching the Divine Presence...
Posted on Mar 21st, 2008
by Alex Chua
Alex Chua
"Most of us have had moments in childhood when we touched the divine presence. We did not think it extraordinary because it wasn't; it was just a beautiful moment filled with love. In those simple moments our hearts were alive, and we saw the poignant beauty of life vividly with wonder and appreciation."
~ David McArthur and Bruce McArthur, The Intelligent Heart
Tagged with: Contemplation
