When did we forget to stare at the world, all its nuances, and become astonished? When did this fade away? Yesterday? Everyday? Forever? No. Not always, although very often. We are still able to echo with the world outside and within us. For instance, when we travel. Traveling excitement places us before novelty, drives us to look for new experiences, new people, cultures, and colors. Before traveling, we read about the newness to come, we learn some words to connect with strangers, we research the customs and become previously alert to every encounter to happen.. When we travel... Another example is art, in many of its shapes. Let us take painting, for example. When we sit in front of an outstanding painting, resting on a bench in some famous museum. We let ourselves emerge in the beauty, the light, the colors, and the orientation of the brush strokes. We contemplate in silence and ask ourselves about the painter: "Who is he?," "How much hours did he spend painting this piece of art?," "What is his life story, his passions, miseries, and glories?"; and we regret not having the person face to face to discover more deeply his heart and mind, his thoughts and feelings when he painted ...
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