Alex Watt

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Not for Sale

Many glorious things in life are free, and it is no coincidence that none of them have obnoxious labels with all capital letters. Take a flower, for instance; stop and smell it, and remember the words of Chesterton.

Nearly all the best and most precious things in the universe you can get for a halfpenny.

I make an exception, of course, of the sun, the moon, the earth, people, stars, thunderstorms, and such trifles. You can get them for nothing.

— G. K. Chesterton

An attitude of wonder for these free and best things in the universe should not be underestimated. Is it possible to learn or live well without such a perspective?

Posted on 23 Jul 2015.