I’ll let G.K. Chesterton’s comments accompany this rose
that was on my path through the neighborhood:
“White is a colour. It is not a mere absence of colour; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black. When, so to speak, your pencil grows red-hot, it draws roses; when it grows white-hot, it draws stars.
“And one of the two or three defiant verities of the best religious morality, of real Christianity, for example, is exactly this same thing; the chief assertion of religious morality is that white is a colour. Virtue is not the absence of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, like pain or a particular smell. Mercy does not mean not being cruel or sparing people revenge or punishment; it means a plain and positive thing like the sun, which one has either seen or not seen. Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.
“In a word, God paints in many colours; but He never paints so gorgeously, I had almost said so gaudily, as when He paints in white.”
-G.K. Chesterton, “A Piece of Chalk,” in Tremendous Trifles
Gladsome Lights 
A wonderful pairing you have made here…what a fine hostess you are !
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enjoyed Chesterton’s comments ~
and thanks for stopping by Hiddenart. here’s my explanation 😉
~ I have two blogs; both named hiddenart. One on blogspot. One on xanga (which content I did transfer to wordpress when I thought xanga might shut down). Apologies for the confusion. At this point, I mainly post here on blogger.
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I think that is very true and I do enjoy reading your snippets of G.K.
The white roses are so pretty. Have a wonderful week.
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White is wonderful, especially in roses. Chesterton is right. Right, not just devoid of wrong.
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Love this Chesterton piece! I agree. Hope you had a tremendous Mother’s Day. 🙂
I love white flowers. Such a bright, clean impact they make among the colors.
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oh how I love this Gretchen; I’ve always thought of white as a color. just beautiful!
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I like that Chesterton quote! Those whites look deep and rich, like magnolia or jasmine white. Lovely.
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