Diamonds In The Sky...

THIS IS SOMETHING I WROTE LAST YEAR FOR AN ENGLISH CLASS.. I REALIZED I AM A SUCKER FOR WRITING DESCRIPTIVE ESSAYS.. THESE ASSIGNMENTS ARE FUN FOR ME - GO AHEAD, JUDGE AWAY.



The stars are amazing. They serve many purposes, such as form the constellations that help us map the universe. One pointed the way for seeking wise men to find the baby Jesus. The stars inspire romantic nights. Sometimes even just gazing at the stars can heal broken hearts. The stars from some perspectives may be just dots, just balls of fire, but against the dark sky they can be seen as diamonds sparkling at just the right time for just the right person. To some, the stars may even seem beautiful.
The beauty of something is not seen just in passing, but developed in the heart by a process of thought, consideration, and desperation for something beautiful. Things are beautiful not for their perfection, but the exact opposite. Beauty is transparent, and does not build up walls. It is about seeing through to the truth of something. It is about noticing something unique, breathtaking and inspiring. Beauty sparks inspiration and I find the stars beautiful because they not only inspire but comfort in the time when it seems I cannot go on.

We see beauty everywhere in a flower, a friend, a kind word, a sunset, a smiling child; beauty is everywhere. I believe that the reason why we don’t find beauty in something is because of the hardening of a heart. Anger creates bitterness which leads to finding something as repulsive. When an argument is sparked with a friend, everything that is wrong with them is pointed out, but before when there was no confrontation, they were beautiful.

Beauty not only soothes, but inspires. There have been several days I have just stopped to think about all the things around me that were beautiful and could teach me joy for that moment just to make it through the hour. The bells of a tower on my college campus uplift me to continue up the hill that seems to stretch for eternity. The suns warm rays shining on my face encourages me to develop a smile in the midst of chaos.

The world that we live in is a cold place, no one seems to understand the beauty of simplicity of nature or another human. We are examined by others who try to find a flaw in us, this in turn makes a person who was trying to be beautiful for who they were search for flaws in others. “Do unto others” is the correct quote, right? We forget that we are human and imperfect and expect others to be something that they aren’t. How did this horrible tradition of tearing others apart start and more importantly, when will it be finished?
One night when everything seemed to be crashing down I laid all of my troubles underneath the beauty of the stars. They seemed to twinkle with each problem I named off; soon the twinkles greatly outnumbered my petty difficulties. Realizing how truly small and unimportant some things is something that needs to be done when the bad seems to outweigh the good. It is extremely too easy to get caught up in pessimism, a conscious decision has to be made each morning to choose to make the most of the day, and to live life the way we were created to live it to the fullest.

Beauty can be found in each person, so search for it. When looking for the good it is not a task to look over the bad. When looking for beauty in someone else don’t forget to notice what is truly amazing about you. No one is perfect so if someone tries to make it seem like you are failing when you make a minor mistake, know that you are you which happens to be absolutely beautiful.

An everyday challenge for each individual needs to be: search for beauty, be inspired, don’t let your heart be hardened to bitterness, and see the big picture, not the petty problems. Most importantly, become aware of the diamonds in the sky shining just for you.