Everything has its beauty, not everyone see it
“Many eyes go through the meadow,but few sees the flower in it” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
In this modern society, there are so many victims of beauty. We actually look good, people who are close to us told us so and we feel good. But once, someone preferbly the opposite sex we admired didnt do so, well, we transform from a ‘I feel good da da dum’ to ‘I hate my thighs..bla bla bla myself” person. Who will be hurt? I can think of 3. Ourselves, those close friends who hv to spend time re-affirming the truth ‘u r beautiful’ and of cuz,God. He spend so much time and effort moulding us to perfection, creating a masterpiece and all He get is ‘Why God, why didnt You make me look like J.Lo?’
So what is beauty and how do the society determine it?? We are brought up to believe anything good is beautiful or anything beautiful is good. N how is someone beautiful? Research stated a person of either gender who is considered as attractive in various cultures has been found to have facial symmetry based on the golden ratio of 1:1.618. Some other determinants are skin tone, body proportions etc. N so, when a person is seen as attractive or unattractive, a whole set of assumptions are brought into play. Across cultures, what is beautiful is assumed to be good. Attractive people are assumed to be more extroverted, popular, and happy. And maybe there is a truth in it, maybe it is due that they receive more attention during their young age and it helped them develop these positive characteristics. But I’m sure even the most beautiful ppl at one time, hated some part of themselves.
Put the beautiful ppl aka supermodels, actress, actors …aside. Let focus on us or the ‘normal’ ppl in tis world. Some fall short in the ‘good-looking’ category but they are gifted in some other ways. Some are indeed beautiful or i shall put it, outstanding in their own style n category. Nevertheless, alot are never happy with their looks or some are still in denial. Must we feel bad n punish ourselves because we didnt look like the ppl in the magazines? I say, screw it. We dress up or spend time beautify ourselves because we wanted to look good n we feel good. Ok,it helped build our self-confidence around the people. But when we found ourselves too indulge in it or we believe we are a wreck when some idiots tell us so…that’s when we need to put our foot down n realize ourselves again.
God created us. He perfectly moulded us to be an individual. An individual worthy of Him. So to speak, we are a masterpiece. Those who are close with us, know us better than ourselves…they see this priceless art in us. There will be some who told us we are beautiful n there will be some who just quietly admired us. It doesnt matter even if nobody told us so. If you want some kind affirmation or confirmation, just look at the eyes who love u. I do believe anything good is beautiful and vice versa,and i believe many ppl believe so too. So if you loved by many, there are a reason for it. A beautiful soul, maybe. A beautiful mind, why not. Alot of ppl can only feel these. We can’t look at it. But thank God that there is one way we can admire it, the inner beauty enchance the beauty of its ’shell’, the face you see in the mirror;
“The moment one give close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” ~ unknown.
If someone come n tell u that u’r not beautiful. Take no heed cuz you are not. Not in their eyes anyway. Ask those who love you if you need but believe in urself that you are a masterpiece. And there are some who admire you. This way, you’ll be much happier and He will be ever so proud of you. N you may amaze someone with your smile.
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