--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: maybe god created us because his own…" description: "\"“maybe god created us because his own awareness of beauty and truth was so overwhelming that he couldn't keep it to himself any longer, like an artist ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b5/benjamin-devries-222726_art_maybe-god-created-us-because-his-own-awa_2394943.jpg" --- # maybe god created us because his own awareness of beauty… ![“maybe god created us because his own awareness of beauty and truth was so overwhelming that he couldn't keep it to himself any longer, like an artist who bubbles over with desire to communicate to someone else. but god isn't limited to smaller forms like we are. if he desired at all to create it…” quote by Benjamin DeVries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b5/benjamin-devries-222726_art_maybe-god-created-us-because-his-own-awa_2394943.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b5/benjamin-devries-222726_art_maybe-god-created-us-because-his-own-awa_2394943.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b5/benjamin-devries-222726_art_maybe-god-created-us-because-his-own-awa_2394943.jpg) > ““maybe god created us because his own awareness of beauty and truth was so overwhelming that he couldn't keep it to himself any longer, like an artist who bubbles over with desire to communicate to someone else. but god isn't limited to smaller forms like we are. if he desired at all to create it must be so intensely beautiful as to surpass human imagination. they say that everything was made for his glory, and this has often been presented as a sterile or an unsympathetic thing. but when you have found beauty or created it, you desire to share it with someone else, and maybe he created us to be admirers of this intricacy as well. and the beauty would somehow be only a token of knowing him.”” [Benjamin DeVries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-devries/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The quote suggests God created humanity to share His overwhelming beauty and truth, like an artist eager to communicate his vision. **In simple terms:** God made us to appreciate and share divine beauty. Key Takeaway Seek and share beauty to connect with the divine. Themes beauty truth divine purpose creation artistic expression Mood reflective inspired curious Type Art:1 Beauty:1 Truth:1 God Created:1 Beauty Created:1 Created Desire:1 Maybe Created:0 Created Admirers:1 When to use this quote - contemplating art - discussing faith - teaching philosophy - creative collaboration - personal reflection Key Concepts theology aesthetics philosophy of meaning human experience spiritual longing Questions to Reflect On - How does sharing beauty deepen your sense of purpose? - Can divine beauty be fully expressed in human terms? 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