Photo by Guy New York

Something Of Beauty

If I were to take something beautiful and mar it a bit with my thoughts would some of it rub off on me?

People aren’t things, Ben. Neither are dogs or seagulls and I’m not so sure about plants. Maybe we need another word for life. A bigger one which changes the balance.

If I were to touch something beautiful, and color it a bit with my fingertips, would some part of me grow prettier? And if it did, if…