More wisdom from Anthony Esolen (Out of the Ashes):
Oh, how this resonated with me. Children (and adults) need nature and beautiful things.
Do not take this as an attack on your homemaking skills. I believe Esolen was primarily comparing the beauty of old things with new. Consider an old county courthouse. Can you picture one? Doesn't it have a beauty, a presence to it? Now consider a modern government office. It's either a nondescript, drab box or a garish assault to the senses, isn't it? (I hope, of course, that there are exceptions.)
We need not descent into snobbery over this. Some plastic toys in your house are not going to kill your children's creativity and joy. But it's worth taking the time and money to choose things that we know to be both useful and beautiful for our homes.
And to make sure that our children are outside in nature and inside seeing great art, whenever possible. I would never starve my children physically. I hope they will never be starved for beauty, either
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