A Special Kind of Beauty

Debbie and I were walking around Central Park when we heard magnificent singing. We followed the sound until we found a family singing a song from the Sound of Music. Their voices were angelic. It was the Boyd Family, and what a beautiful family it is! (You can email Mr. Boyd to purchase his CDs.) Mr. Boyd, dressed in everyday clothes, projects a sense of rare dignity. I found myself speaking to him with care and respect simply because of who he is. I can’t accurately describe the experience, other than to say that this total stranger has such grace, inner beauty, dignity and goodness, that one can only speak to him as one would to a king. His children reflected his beautiful qualities. They too were dressed in street clothes. They were typical teenagers in appearance, but far more in posture and bearing. The beauty of their joyful singing was surpassed by the grace of their essence.They sang one of Mr. Boyd’s compositions and had the entire audience enthralled and clapping along with feeling. They lifted all of us, New Yorkers and tourists, people from all over the world, Buddhists, Christians, Jews and Moslems. How often does one have an opportunity to see a family united in such joy and love? How often do we see a family that inspires us on so many levels? Such beauty is rare. I wondered why God wanted me to experience this just before Succot. “Beauty” stuck in my mind. We are charged to observe God’s commandments with beauty; a beautiful Succah, a beautiful Lulav, and, most of all, a beautiful Etrog. The Boyd family taught me that the beauty is not just in the object of the commandment, but must be part of the person while observing God’s commandments. Thank you, Mr. Boyd. Thank you Boyd Family. You taught me to be a beautiful person while shaking my beautiful Lulav. You reminded me to project that rare quality of inner beauty while holding my Etrog. Author Info: Learn & discover the Divine prophecies with Rabbi Simcha Weinberg from the holy Torah, Jewish Law, Mysticism, Kabbalah and Jewish Prophecies.