Monday, July 20, 2009

Joy is a fragile thing

Joy is a fragile thing. Most people are too clumsy to handle it without breaking it. They will wreck any joy—their own and that of others—as soon as they put their boorish fingers on it. For them, joy is something better left untouched, and therefore uncultivated and unquestioned.

The meticulous, fastidious man, however, the man who can handle delicate things with the requisite gentleness and caution, will find many occasions to take joy into his hands. A treasured joy can be held and caressed. A mysterious joy can be placed under the microscope and examined minutely, to see all its beautiful detail. An old forgotten joy can be picked off from a shelf, dusted off, and made new again.

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