Article July 20, 2009 Issue

what the cathedral says to the garden

BY SUSAN ELS

Lately, I've been contemplating the power of space—of stillness and light—and its relation to beauty. And I started to write a little parable to illustrate some ideas.

It didn't quite go according to plan. Instead of following the projected course, it took me on an odyssey into a new insight into the nature of beauty.

It's about the dream of beauty and how it sometimes takes on a life of its own—how it loses itself only to discover what it truly is:

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Susan Els is a landscape designer and writer from Burlington, Vermont.

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