This is a quote from Albert Einstein, and it is missing a
word. There is also more to the quote:
The most beautiful things we can experience is
the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this
emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as
good as dead: his eyes are
closed.
By this, I believe
Einstein meant that there is beauty in the mysteries of the universe and of humankind.
He is telling us to slow down, observe, appreciate, and having done so, to solve the
mysteries, find the patterns, explain the behavior of our world and ourselves. This is
what art and science are meant to do. A good example, looking back in history, is
Charles Darwin. He found beauty in the natural world around him and contemplated its
mysteries. He was open to new ideas. His finding the beauty in the mysterious led to
the theory of evolution. And I do think no matter how many mysteries we solve, there
will be more mysteries and more beauty for us to stand "rapt in
awe."
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