Life is long and hard - a tiny bit of beauty would bring a lot of joy.

All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.

But isn't the pursuit of truth, beautiful all by itself ?
To be lost in a quest, to be zoned out, excelling at something, creating something.
It's also fun to immerse in hobbies that we are mediocre at.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever - even if we didn't have any part in it's creation, to just witness something magical.