aesthete - noun - one who is sensitive to beauty
Like petrichor, aesthete is another term that ranks on BestLife's list of the fifty most beautiful words in the English language. Perhaps Oscar Wilde, the anachronistic Victorian writer, could define aesthete most accurately. He embraced the philosophy of Aestheticism, which simply espouses that anything attractive has the potential to affect the viewer positively. In short, Wilde and his fans claimed that art had the potential of making people happy.
Also an aesthete, I have to agree with him. It is not difficult to find aesthetically pleasing material. You don't have to spend considerable sums of money or effort to locate something that will tantalize your senses and win you a taste of euphoria. During the pandemic, I have noticed that more are taking to the paths of local parks to inhale Nature's bountiful bouquets of beauty. Not only is a walk around the preserve preservative, it is a simplistic, albeit priceless, joy.
This weekend, pretend you are Oscar and take a walk on the Wilde side!
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