clay explains to john that the beauty in ordinary things can distract us during are worst times, but the author says that in a different way. in what words does grandpa explain that the beauty in ordinary things distract us during are worst times.

John has come to love the farm, the woods, and the land through his grandpa, a World War II veteran who came to love the beauty of a quiet life after violent battles and after learning how the Japanese can see beauty in even the simplest things. It was his grandpa who taught John to compose poetry in his mind to celebrate that beauty and to find beauty in even dark and ugly things. Despite trying to focus on chores and beauty, John cannot help but think about death and his grandpa. He thinks about being sad after killing his first deer, a feeling that went away in time. The thought causes him to cry.