What makes life beautiful? The true question is "what makes a beautiful life?" The answer to these two questions go hand-in-hand. Beauty surrounds every moment of our lives. Elegance saturates our day. What makes a beautiful life is appreciating the grandeur found in every day of our existence. This being said, beauty is not seen. Beauty is in moments. Allow me to explain.                                                                                                                                        

The moment that you stared at the sky and saw a rabbit in the clouds, you found beauty. The instant you scared the family dog and realized it had emotions, you found beauty. More events than are possible to list here exposed you to beauty: buying your own ice cream from the ice cream van, watching your grandma crochet, leaving mom for your first day at school, hearing music for the first time, watching the stars with a friend. Your first kiss, your first crush; these moments are beauty. These moments make life beautiful. But what makes a beautiful life is taking the time to appreciate these moments.

The events mentioned above are light in nature, though beauty is not just found in happiness. It is found in the darkest of moments as well. Grace is found in sorrow, elegance in mourning. Beauty is found even in death, because around death we find love, companionship, and camaraderie. Where death exists, fellowship is not far off. All moments in life carry an essence of beauty, from happy memories to the darkest of times.

Every moment brings beauty. The one who finds beauty in every moment lives a beautiful life.