why
2007-04-21 01:48:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
The universe
its scope and power
its enormity in all respects in relationship to the consepts that we live within in our daily lives !!
2007-04-21 02:00:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So many things - and it seems the older I get, the closer I get to departing the scene, the list grows longer and longer.
First, nature - the usual suspects, of course: places such as the Grand Canyon, Victoria Falls, The Amazon Rain Forest, etc.
Then the other creatures we share this Earth with: Blue Whales, Snow Leopards, Tigers, Elephants,
Eagles, etc.
Then, the monumental creations of humanity: The Great Wall, the Pyramids, the Chaco Canyon ruins, Petra, etc.
Then the artistic creations of humanity: Mozart/Beethoven symphonies, Van Gogh/Rembrandt paintings, Shakespeare's plays, Dante's poetry, Faulkner's novels, etc.
Last - but by no means least - just an ordinary sunrise/sunset or looking up at the sky on a starry night.
2007-04-21 02:01:45 · answer #2 · answered by johnslat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing takes the breath away. Simply the breath leaves the body. It is not the body that casts away the breath. It is the other way round. The breath casts away the body.
2007-04-21 01:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by tovharikrishnan 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah... I had an Italian guy take my breath away, too. Come to find out, he stayed pretty busy doing that for lots and lots of women.
2007-04-21 02:01:26 · answer #4 · answered by BooBooKins 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My "italian" man. I finally got the chance to meet him in real last month after 3 years of chat. He lives in Italy and I live in the USA. He is perfect in everything. He took my breath away at first impact and for the remainder of the days we shared together in real.
2007-04-21 01:53:41 · answer #5 · answered by Bella ♥ Italiana 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Handel's Largo from Xerxes--a sweeping and emotional piece of music
Mountains--they seem to bear the very thumbprint of God when you are alone and among them; somehow both intimidating and inviting at once
A picture I keep on my desk of my wife on our wedding day--it is still, after many years, the most beautiful thing I have ever seen
2007-04-21 03:09:30 · answer #6 · answered by Walsh Fam 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Flowers and a girl i love.
Even though this girl is not with me but when her memories clouds my mind i am like drowning into heaven, like my thoughtless, nothing comes in mind just her memories, the times we spend together, her divine smile, her gentle touch. With her memories i am like in a totally different world, a world which now not exists, but she is a beautiful dream i watch with open eyes.
And, the next thing that takes away my breath are flowers, when i am with flowers, surrounded by them, i feel like they are radiating colors and fragrance, as i touch a flower i close my mind and try to feel them like persons, i touch them like i am touching infant babies, feeling their small arms, i can't even explain how does it feels to feel this beautiful relation i share with flowers.
2007-04-21 02:26:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fascination that I feel over any mystery -- could be a lichen on a tree, could be an individual. Everything is complex in a way that is simultaneously beautiful and painful.
2007-04-21 02:11:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The thought of all us human beings , alive on this miraculous planet, as itty bitty as we are to the rest of the universe....we human beings thrive on wondering why??? why are we here? and what makes us breathless.....oh yeah and the Northern Lights, a natural phenomenon.
2007-04-21 03:39:33 · answer #9 · answered by jesuscruz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People who are extremely good at things i am not: music, writing.
I greatly admire someone who can write a whole book that i will read non stop until it is finished.
jkrowling
and also people who write brilliant songs
both these skills seems so alien to me.
2007-04-21 08:02:24 · answer #10 · answered by Kooky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋