Enchantment

“When the object is perceived as particular and unique and not merely the member of a family, when it appears independent of any general notion and detached from the sanity of a cause, isolated and inexplicable in the light of ignorance, then and only then may it be a source of enchantment.” Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Irish dramatist, novelist.

I found this quote on thesaurus.com while searching different meanings for the word "enchantment". I liked this quote so i wanted to share it with you today. I find many things full of beauty, although some may either ignore it, or simply not see it there. I get inspired by the most meaningless things, and sometimes i wonder if everybody sees what i see. I know we are all unique with different pairs of eyes, therefore we "see" and "feel" life in our own particular ways. 

However, i am forever thankful and blessed to have found my other, better half, eight years ago - my husband. We not only share the same interests in art, music, cooking, interior design, travel, but we also finish each other's sentences on many occasions and come up with the same ideas at the same time! 

To this day, i am bewildered by our love story: how we met unexpectedly, got married after nine months of courtship, had our ups and downs, got through hardships, shared beautiful moments, had some amazing trips throughout California, fell in love with Yosemite and then had our first child ten months ago. 


We are both share the same hobbies, especially with photography. I particularly enjoy styling ...he loves the technical aspects. I have a keen eye for detail, and i am very particular about presentation. He is constantly coming up with new ideas. We complete each other. So yes, i am enchanted by our love story, by turning our dreams into reality.

I believe this image relates to the quote above. If you've ever been to Salton Sea, California, then you know exactly what i mean. If not...well, it's hard to explain it. Like my husband said once we got there one very hot summer afternoon: "it's a beautiful ugly place." And he was right. 

For many people, this is  an undesirable place to be or wanting to be. It's in the middle of nowhere, in the desert, where it's always hot and dry. However, this place is very hot and very humid - the worst combination. This place was once a very popular swimming place. Today...it's a death trap. For fish that is! It's filled with dead fish, mosquitos and flies everywhere. The water is very salty; air is so filthy that you can barely breathe. You do get used to it after awhile though! And yet, we found ourselves enchanted by this place. We chose this place by our old method of browsing the map of California on google and choosing some random place. We went on a Sunday and arrived right before the sunset. It was just the two of us, and some lonely guy fishing in the distance. We only took our old film cameras and some films we haven't developed to this day. I remember it was a gorgeous sunset, something that we still talk about to this day. Ironically, this place is known for the beautiful colors forming in the sky at sunset. I know that many would think that is totally insane to like...or even find enchantment in a place like this. But we "see" together...

Photo credit: Flickr (photo by ransomriggs )

Photo credit: Flickr (photo by Brazilfox )

Photo credit: Flickr (photo by Jerry Ting )