answer firerainchild's questions about beauty and love

Beauty is measured in emotion. It conjures strong positive feelings in the beholder, emotions like pleasure, joy, awe, contentment, and excitement. Beauty gives enjoyment. It draws you forward. It quickens the pulse and gladdens the heart.

Here is an interesting perspective on beauty.

Eric Dolphy playing Something Sweet, Something Tender

my wife, naked, her silver necklace cascading between her breasts

the twinkle in a toddler’s eye, right before he knocks his bowl of cheerios on the floor

the swirling water in front of the Kimbell Art Museum

standing on a steep slope down to the Pacific, surrounded by giant trees