It is said that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” We experience it this way when we chose a favorite painting, song, sculpture, garden or any work of art. But there is also a more universal sense of beauty, which transcends beyond personal preference. More concretely, it is experienced when we sense that something is right, or in harmony. It is not a preference, but an acknowledgement that there is a perceivable order that exists outside of us, such as natural proportion. This order is a widely recognized expression of beauty.
 
 
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