Apr 4

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The Dangers of Ignoring Beauty

The Way We Respond to Values Ends Up Shaping Our Character and Our Destiny

I once made a solo snowboarding trip to Big Bear Mountain in 2010 and spent the entire weekend reading and studying Dietrich von Hildebrand’s Ethics from start to finish. I never made it to the mountain, and I didn’t care.

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The Dangers of Ignoring Beauty

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