Apple
Beauty is. What is perfect or imperfect?
The splotches of color on the skin of these organic Fuji apples creates a unique pattern for each fruit. Each apple’s size, shape, and even texture have distinctive qualities.
The markings heighten differences in the appearance of these three apples. They also prompt thoughts about the piles of apples at the supermarket that look more uniform. They are homogeneous but not exact replicas of each other. I suppose that I’ve taken for granted that a Braeburn or Granny Smith apple is the same as the others next to it.
I realize now that I don’t take the time to appreciate the subtle markings and irregularities that give a piece of fruit a slightly different appearance from others. Before, I would recognize and assess by the shape, size, color, and weight that an apple was an apple. My mentally stored data about an apple has served as a generic symbol of what an apple should be.
Seeing is not the same as noticing and studying.
An apple is not like any other apple. I begin to see, notice, and pay attention. In the process, my view of the world expands in a refreshing way.
I truly begin to see the apple of my eye.
