The scene was a little strange. It was odd to see so many peppers in a such a big pile, spread across nearly ten feet of tabletop. It also became several things at the same time. In one way the scene was singular, a mass of tangled, elongated green shapes connected into one unified object: a pepper sculpture. In another way it showcased a profoundly beautiful way of seeing nuances and differences of so many things that appeared the same, but were actually distinct and unique: peppers as stars in the infinite sky.
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Beauty is a trait often found during moments of transformation, full of implication and promise. Beauty resides in the levitating silence filling camera crew headsets five seconds before a live broadcast begins. It's the perfectly timed bare-handed pickup of a baseball between second and third base. It's a successful parallel parking maneuver on the first try.
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Here we are, each of us, struggling together, trying to survive the vicious, strangely beautiful world. If we agree about only that much, there's a lot to think about.
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