Walking in snow-like-sand, entranced by each grain’s iridescent glitter. Does the knowledge of the unseen, the microscopic beauty of the crystal structures, increase my sense of wonder, of joy?
I have always perceived joy as being fed by wisdom rather than knowledge, yet I can see the possibility that humankind’s amazing curiosity and creativity open up ways of knowing, of seeing or otherwise experiencing that amplify perception even when that mode of perception is not available.
Or is this merely an intellectualization?
