Ho trovato questo capitolo un po\u2019 pi\u00f9 difficile da afferrare completamente, forse perch\u00e9 la Bellezza \u00e8 probabilmente la parola pi\u00f9 astratta che abbiamo incontrato finora.
La Bellezza \u00e8 soggettiva, persino nella sua definizione pi\u00f9 profonda.
Mi \u00e8 piaciuto molto il modo in cui Whyte la descrive: \u201cla bellezza \u00e8 la messe della presenza\u201d.
\u00c8 vero: quando vediamo la bellezza, o la viviamo in qualsiasi forma, siamo completamente nel momento presente. Perch\u00e9 non c\u2019\u00e8 posto dove vorremmo essere di pi\u00f9. Anche quando dura poco, ci cattura del tutto.
Il modo in cui si manifesta e l\u2019effetto che ha su di noi possono essere molto diversi.\nA volte \u00e8 delicata: un barlume di calore da qualcuno che amiamo. Altre volte \u00e8 intensa: qualcosa (o qualcuno) ci sorprende e ci lascia senza fiato.
Personalmente, la mia manifestazione preferita della Bellezza la trovo in natura; in quei momenti che lasciano senza parole, quando il miracolo stesso della vita pu\u00f2 commuoverti fino alle lacrime.
La parte pi\u00f9 intrigante del capitolo \u00e8 quando Whyte dice che la Bellezza ci porta \u201csull\u2019orlo di ci\u00f2 che pensiamo ci definisca e di ci\u00f2 che pensiamo definisca il mondo\u201d. \u00c8 facile dimenticare che sono la stessa cosa: che facciamo parte del tessuto dell\u2019universo, fatti della stessa sostanza delle stelle.
Eppure, mentre riconosciamo la bellezza intorno a noi con facilit\u00e0, siamo molto meno inclini a vederla e apprezzarla dentro di noi- ma se esiste all\u2019esterno, dev\u2019esserci anche dentro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PATRIZIA:<\/strong> BRUNELLA:<\/strong> LAYLA:I found this chapter somewhat trickier to fully grasp- possibly because Beauty is arguably the most abstract word we\u2019ve encountered so far.Beauty is subjective- even down to its very definition.I enjoyed Whyte\u2019s framing of it- \u201cbeauty is the harvest of presence\u201d.It\u2019s true- when we see beauty, or experience it in any way, we are completely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":274420141,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1368],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"trp-custom-language-flag":false,"newspack-article-block-landscape-large":false,"newspack-article-block-portrait-large":false,"newspack-article-block-square-large":false,"newspack-article-block-landscape-medium":false,"newspack-article-block-portrait-medium":false,"newspack-article-block-square-medium":false,"newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate":false,"newspack-article-block-portrait-intermediate":false,"newspack-article-block-square-intermediate":false,"newspack-article-block-landscape-small":false,"newspack-article-block-portrait-small":false,"newspack-article-block-square-small":false,"newspack-article-block-landscape-tiny":false,"newspack-article-block-portrait-tiny":false,"newspack-article-block-square-tiny":false,"newspack-article-block-uncropped":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"laylafls","author_link":"https:\/\/30-60-90.uk\/it\/author\/laylafls\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"LAYLA:I found this chapter somewhat trickier to fully grasp- possibly because Beauty is arguably the most abstract word we\u2019ve encountered so far.Beauty is subjective- even down to its very definition.I enjoyed Whyte\u2019s framing of it- \u201cbeauty is the harvest of presence\u201d.It\u2019s true- when we see beauty, or experience it in any way, we are completely…","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgXoml-5A","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":258,"url":"https:\/\/30-60-90.uk\/it\/2026\/01\/28\/week-five-regret\/","url_meta":{"origin":346,"position":0},"title":"Settimana 5: RIMPIANTI","author":"laylafls","date":"Gennaio 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"LAYLA:I found this chapter short, simple and beautiful. 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Al momento, la Bellezza che contemplo giornalmente \u00e8 quella di mia madre.
Mamma Brunella si alza ogni mattina con la voglia di rendersi utile: al marito, ai figli, ai nipoti e a chiunque attorno a lei ne abbia bisogno perch\u00e9 non sembra stancarsi mai di dare. Ne ha fatto la sua ragione di vita.
Insegnante per anni, parlava degli alunni come parte della sua famiglia, li conosceva tutti per nome, credeva nelle loro capacit\u00e0 e si dedicava a loro per stimolare il pensiero critico. L\u2019ho sempre ritenuta una donna \u201cavanti\u201d, che ci ha insegnato rispetto, buona educazione e senso del giusto. \nPer descriverla sono costretta a usare frasi clich\u00e9: \u201cfaro\u201d, \u201cpilastro\u201d, \u201cunica, speciale e insostituibile\u201d, ma tant\u2019\u00e8. La mia mamma \u00e8 questo e molto, molto di pi\u00f9. \u00c8 amore allo stato puro che continua a dare generosamente nonostante I suoi 90 anni, che festeggeremo alla grande oggi.
Siamo diverse io e lei, ma ha sempre saputo trovare il modo di comunicare con me per migliorarmi. Non le devo solo la vita, ma la parte migliore di me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mirabilmente, Whyte riesce a dire tutto sulla bellezza in un breve, serrato e poetico discorso.
Per Whyte, la bellezza \u00e8 la messe della presenza, quindi (se ho bene interpretato) manifestazione, rivelazione dell\u2019essere, ma anche risultato, premio, frutto di una intensa operosit\u00e0. Un ponte tra ci\u00f2 che \u00e8 dentro e fuori di noi, costruito dagli occhi e dalle orecchie o dall\u2019immaginazione: un aspetto interiore ed esteriore che vive in un viso. Essa si trova nelle simmetrie e nelle asimmetrie; soggettiva e oggettiva, sensibile e intelligibile, e pu\u00f2 trascendere il sensibile fino ad elevarci spiritualmente (connubio bellezza\u2013estasi).
La bellezza \u00e8 fugace e, a mio parere, la sua evanescenza la rende ancora pi\u00f9 bella.
Ma quale \u00e8 la mia idea di bellezza? Per me \u00e8 una ricerca conscia ed inconscia, la percezione di una cosa che procura piacere, la percezione di un\u2019armonia ed \u00e8 fortemente emotiva. Legata alle esperienze della vita, assume differenti valori e segue i cambiamenti della societ\u00e0.
La nostra societ\u00e0, basata sull\u2019immagine, valorizza la bellezza fisica e ne fa un fenomeno di moda e di consumo.
In giovent\u00f9, ti guardi spesso allo specchio e ti prendi cura del tuo corpo con il desiderio soprattutto di piacere agli altri, di essere attraente. Con la maturit\u00e0, le prime rughe e i primi capelli bianchi, capisci che la bellezza non \u00e8 solo un valore estetico, ma un insieme di qualit\u00e0.
Io, che non mi sono mai sentita bella fisicamente, ho cercato la bellezza in altri aspetti: arte, musica, cultura, amore per gli altri, per gli animali, per la natura. Ho costruito dentro di me dei valori e sono diventata quella che sono: una novantenne che, con la sua unicit\u00e0 e irripetibilit\u00e0, ha una bellezza senza et\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/30-60-90.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pexels-inspiredimages-794494.jpg?resize=4770%2C2318&ssl=1\" "\\"pexels-inspiredimages-794494\\"")
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