Beauty
<p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sensitivity">sensitivity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="looks">looks</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="veiled">veiled</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="ceaseless">ceaseless</span> <span word="buzz">buzz</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feverish">feverish</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="attainment">attainment</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="truthful">truthful</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="basket">basket</span>, <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="homilies">homilies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="scriptural">scriptural</span> <span word="readings">readings</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="penned">penned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="reflections">reflections</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="quotes">quotes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="poets">poets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mystics">mystics</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loved">loved</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="immersed">immersed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>. <span word="Words">Words</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="treasured">treasured</span>, <span word="words">words</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="anonymous">anonymous</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notes">notes</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Beauty">Beauty</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="shines">shines</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="free">free</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notes">notes</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rectory">rectory</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notes">notes</span>." <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notes">notes</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="folded">folded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="lap">lap</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bowed">bowed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disfigured">disfigured</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="surgical">surgical</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="smiling">smiling</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="terribly">terribly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growths">growths</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="marred">marred</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="face">face</span>.</p>
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