was watching a movie the other night, a ewan mcgregor film called 'stay'. in it, he's talking to his girlfriend about how to get somebody who wants to committ suicide to 'stay' in this world - and the girlfriend (who has attempted suicide before) says, 'tell him there's too much beauty, there's too damn much beauty to quit'. as corny as it sounds, there's truth in it. working in somalia, where beauty is not even an afterthought, this stands out even more starkly - and yet, perhaps because beauty is an (after) afterthought, perhaps because there is a lack of visual stimulation and distractions, you begin to notice the actual (read: natural) world around you, and the simple beauty of a sunset can almost bring you to your knees.
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