From a Christian perspective,
God is the Creator of all souls who reveal great beauty. In other religions,
people attribute the role of the creation of souls to the divine or nature. God
being perfect, as well as the perfect Creator does not err and thus, all souls
have the potential to reflect His Divine perfection and great beauty, in one
way or another.
To some, a notable soul of great beauty over the last few
decades is Mother Teresa.
Others might suggest that
another soul of great beauty is that of Princess Diana.
There are many more.
What constitutes a soul of
great beauty?
Beauty is just one aspect of
the soul and that beauty reflects God Himself or oneness with His divine Soul, through human beings. Unfortunately, human beings fall into sin and their
perception of themselves and others inhibits their ability to perceive
that great beauty. At times, one person can see the great beauty of a soul,
while others cannot. Remember the old adage that beauty is in the eye of the
beholder.
Think about how beauty may be
evident in a soul of great beauty.
Purity of thought, words and
deed common to the beholder and the beholden, leads to the perception of a soul
of great beauty. Love, namely unconditional love from a divine perspective, in
conjunction with unconditional love from a human perspective, makes it possible
to see a soul of great beauty.
At times, there may only be
brief glimpses of a soul of great beauty.
A soul of great beauty acknowledged
by more than one person may be on different planes of human understanding. In
other words, their beauty of the soul may lie in the light shining through
their eyes, their smile, their kind words or deeds. Not everyone sees or
recognizes inner beauty.
Infants and children often appear to have souls of
great beauty. In terms of the ancients, a gifted sculptor and artist like Michael Angelo had a soul of great beauty. There are
others like Beethoven and Chopin,
whose powerful music reveals the beauty of their souls.
Those who have beautiful souls
reflect inner, as opposed to outer beauty. For example, this may be evident in
those around us like the face of a mother caring for her child.
Compassion,
kindness and love for others portray virtue in someone with a soul of great
beauty. A soul of great beauty often delights others with a twinkle in
the eye.
Every person has the potential
to reveal his or her own soul of great beauty, as that is an innate part of
God’s creation. A soul of great beauty is not usually associated with money,
but rather with the beauty of God’s Holy Spirit manifest through him or
her.
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