Chicago’s Hidden Beauty

Aesthetics, as I understand it, is theoretical examination of the nuances afoot in God’s world, especially the human capability to be imaginative.
— Calvin Seerveld

It was close to 10pm. We had just landed in Chicago. Airports don’t usually have the reputation of being “beautiful.” But amidst the stillness of a late night, a brisk quiet coolness, and a few phone-facing bus passengers, sat the bus driver.

I thought of Calvin Seerveld’s idea of art and beauty as this man made the intentional choice to sing to his inattentive passengers. This was a nuance of beauty piercing through a cold Chicago night.

I love Chicago. I love the architecture. I love the grand things the tourists love. And I love the hidden gems only I and the city’s natives know about. But I couldn’t help but think that this nameless bus driver’s small gesture was a thing of beauty that only the 6 passengers could receive as a gift in that moment.

What a beautiful welcoming to a favorite city.

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