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T. Scott Plutchak's avatar

I've been married 30 years. My wife is now 75. She's in good health, spry, but her body sags in all the places you'd expect. I remember, when we first got together, how beautiful she looked when I'd see her in the bathroom getting undressed. Now, I look at the little old lady doing the same, and to my delight, my response is the same -- she is still the most beautiful woman I know.

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Charu Uppal's avatar

Elements of rasa theory here---The Indian theory of drama and performance: Rasa, meaning gist, is an alaukika (other worldly) experience resulting from witnessing an art (piece/performance). ‘Rasa’ is the term that Dewey lamented did not

exist in English, a word that combines both the ‘artistic’ and the ‘aesthetic’ (Thampi, 1965).

Primarily derived from a reference to cuisine and concept of taste, ‘Rasa’ can mean

essence, gist, or flavor. Rasa is used to mean an ‘extract’, (since it is) ‘worthy

of being tasted (Gupt, 2006 p. 261) Without Rasa no purpose of an art is fulfilled (Rangacharya, 1966).Rasa is something that can be relished, enjoyed, appreciated like taste in food, or melody in music, and body’s movement in a dance.

Both knowledge and context are important. So are all the other senses. Smell, sight, hearing....etc. For that reason....if you are sleepy or inebriated...neither can you enjoy a concert nor a meal. BEING AWAKE --(meaning all senses (depending on the context) are functioning well) --is important.

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