Touch of Beauty

  Have you ever noticed the minute details in life that are present everywhere?  Have you ever wondered why there were some things that you never saw while others did?  Well, it’s because these things are tiny and easily overlooked by most typical human beings.  Our eyes were polished by nature to absorb the vibrance of colour and numerous details.  Our ears were finely tuned to ascult the marvelous sounds that reverberate through our entire planet.  We must treasure these delightful sights and sounds that Gaia bore for us as beyond our dainty planet lies a huge space void of any sounds and hardly any wonderous views.

  You can defend yourself by claiming that you observe a multitude of things in your daily live, but do you really scrutinise your surroundings such that even the often unnoticeable puny objects are not bypassed by your selective vision?  I doubt so.  I have to admit that I am not infallible too such that I’m also unable to wholly grasp every detail of my environment.  However I do attempt to take note of the smallest things.  An abundance of interesting events can be seen by just giving these tiny details a chance to narrate their story to you.  The yellow flowers above give a little yet beautiful brush of elegance to the otherwise mundane background.  It symbolises a glimpse of what you would enjoy if you would only just take a glance.

  I remember writing a poem by the title “Touch of Beauty” when I was Secondary 1 as I sat by my school’s eco-pond.  It inspired me to write this article about how we frequently neglect the minute details in life.  I would like to share it with majority of you who have never read it.

Touch of Beauty

Peering into the water,

So crystal clear.

You may notice the plants,

Fiery fishes,

Bright without fear.

But what you missed out ,

May be oh so near.

For these black spots,

Have a part extremely dear.

Tiny as a tear,

These tadpoles swim to the rear.

Hoping to have a chance,

To make it clear.

That they have a role,

To give a minute,

Yet powerful,

Touch of Beauty.

  I hope you don’t think it’s too amateurish, but I think it might be as I wrote it when I was still only about 159cm tall.  Please leave comments if you have anything to say.