True Dat. I knew what you meant. I mentioned it because so much of that which we find beautiful or interesting is shaped by what we are exposed to before we reach a point where we have the ability to choose what we look at and what we do. The culture into which we are born influences what we do in many ways (good and bad), but I don't think it necessarily trumps temperament or artistic sensibilities.Originally Posted by Cold Warrior
Interesting. In no way was I disparaging the practice, btw. I've just never understood it. When I was a kid, my dad, who owned a handgun (I don't have a clue as to what type it was), took me to shoot. But that's pretty much the limit of my experience.
I can't imagine how it would be more beautiful than the Third Brandenberg Concerto, Dowson's Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae Sub Regnio Cynarae, a Highland Park, Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night, the body of a beautiful woman...
But that's just me. :D
When I became old enough to see something of the world outside my own experience, I made a lot of choices based on what I found beautiful and interesting out in that wider world.
A love of books was a gift from my mother, even though no one in my family ever graduated even from high school. Books opened many doors for me.
My musical taste is more towards popular forms of music, but for many years I had season tickets to the symphony and enjoyed the concerts immensely.
I also enjoy a beautifully executed corner kick and the climb up the Alpe de Huez. :D
