Truth, Humour and Grace

There is beauty in truth.
The truth is simple. Simplicity is beautiful. Anything but the truth forms artificial complexity. Nature can sometimes be complex, but in that complexity there tends to be a whole form composed of simpler forms.


There is beauty in humour.
Watch a person laughing. They tend to be jubilant with their jocularity. With humour we become filled with a renewed buoyance which seems to instantly brighten our nature and bring healthy exuberance. When I hear someone instantly burst out laughing, even if I don't see the humour or get the joke, I nevertheless instantly feel a beautiful joy which brings a smile to my face.

There is beauty in grace.
Grace has always been, to me, one of those great words which have always had a somewhat fuzzy definition. I sort-of get what it means, but I always have to refer back to the dictionary definition to fully jog my memory.
From dictionary.com:

grace   n.

   1. Seemingly effortless beauty or charm of movement, form, or proportion.
   2. A characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm or refinement.
   3. A sense of fitness or propriety.
   4.
         1. A disposition to be generous or helpful; goodwill.
         2. Mercy; clemency.
   5. A favor rendered by one who need not do so; indulgence.
   6. A temporary immunity or exemption; a reprieve.
   7. Graces Greek & Roman Mythology. Three sister goddesses, known in Greek
      mythology as Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, who dispense charm and beauty.
   8.
         1. Divine love and protection bestowed freely on people.
         2. The state of being protected or sanctified by the favor of God.
         3. An excellence or power granted by God.
   9. A short prayer of blessing or thanksgiving said before or after a meal.
  10. Grace Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address
      for a duke, duchess, or archbishop.
  11. Music. An appoggiatura, trill, or other musical ornanment in the
      music of 16th and 17th century England.