Quote by Frederick Buechner

It was the upward-reaching and fathomlessly hungering, heart-breaking love for the beauty of the world at its most beautiful, and, beyond that, for that beauty east of the sun and west of the moon which is past the reach of all but our most desperate desiring and is finally the beauty of Beauty itself, of Being itself and what lies at the heart of Being.

It was the upward-reaching and fathomlessly hungering, heart

Summary

This quote captures the indescribable and insatiable love that humans have for the beauty present in the world. It speaks of a longing that goes beyond what is visible and tangible, delving into a realm of desires and yearnings that only the most desperate can comprehend. It suggests that this love is not limited to the beauty that surrounds us, but extends to a transcendent and ultimate form of beauty that lies within the very essence of existence itself. It evokes the idea that beauty is not just an external phenomenon, but something inherent and intrinsic to the heart of being.

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