This is what you’re talking about:

You’re articulating a contrast between human-made and natural beauty, and how the former often falls short. Most of what people build is driven by function, cost, and efficiency rather than aesthetics. The rare exceptions—cathedrals, thoughtfully designed homes, well-planned public spaces—stand out precisely because they are exceptions.

Nature, on the other hand, has an effortless harmony. Trees, rivers, and landscapes don’t need a designer in the way human structures do; they simply are, and they tend to be beautiful by default. Even when cities are drab and lifeless, a single tree can break the monotony and bring something transcendent into the environment.

It’s as if the human world, left unchecked, tends toward ugliness, while the natural world tends toward beauty. And maybe that’s why we find so much joy in the moments where people get it right—where human creation harmonizes with nature rather than smothering it.