I've always made the habit of "rating" beauty according to how a woman attracts man physically and vise versa. I cannot believe how sexist, objective and downright insane my opinion had been from so many years until now.
Perfection has been made ideal beauty by mass media that influences millions across the globe. You have perfect dentures, hair, skin tone, body shape, nose, jawline, breasts, buttock, hip, muscles, HEIGHT!! Flawless armpits, hair only on head and no where else, nails done, fuller lips, bigger eyes.
My list could go on and on with one constant factor- PHYSICAL APPEARANCE.
There's so much natural beauty around the world that we all recognize except for one- Human beings.
So what is beauty?
I did a survey on my facebook and got numerous comments on beauty. Alot of people say- beauty is what's inside, the personality. It's so much easier to say so but do we practise what we preach? The ideology on beauty has become so superficial today that we all feel the urge to use filters/ makeups/ steroids.Like many I am also guilty of that. It's what attracts the eye. But when it comes to choosing a partner to spend the rest of your life, how long will the fading beauty have the power to be the foundation of your relationship?
Do I need peace to sleep or six packs!!!
For more clarity I searched the definition of "Beauty" on the internet which said " combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight" . I was baffled as to how a search engine like google which is used by millions fills up the page with pictures denoting "physical perfection". Cant beauty be a mother breastfeeding her child, cant beauty be a doctor treating a covid-19 patient, cant beauty be a dog sheltering her puppies..
We are forced to settle into the preconceived ideas of mass media about beauty. Then with time these ideas has now become our way of thinking and this must stop!! Changes comes from within and the ability to see beyond the superficial beauty is an art that most of us lack. But everything can be achieved if one has the will to try.
So if you think that physical beauty is what matters most- you're too superficial.
Start appreciating how you've been created. Your teeth may be crooked but do not give in to the society to make you think that it's not normal. You may have dark armpits, you may have dark inner thighs, stretch mark, not as tall as your friends. The physical appearance is something short-term and wouldn't take you too far in your journey to grow if other qualities that builds a persons personality isnt present. Hence to grow and develop as a person, as a partner, as a friend one has to go beyond physical appearance. Accepting yourself and moulding to become healthier physically, mentally and spiritually- then you'd discover the true and everlasting happiness and contentment from within.
Navneel Prasad- Labasa Fiji
"For me personally, I define beauty according to personality of a person..not by colour, height etc..
BUT, 80% or more go for physical appearance....
Bahut moti haye, bahut kariya ladkee haye, height mein thora chota haye ladka...etc...
Its all about perception of individuals.."
Evelyn Priya- Suva Fiji.
"Beauty in the real world is all about how you look physically..your skin colour..your height...your weight...your general appearance. At a first glance this is how people judge how beautiful one is. I have been body shamed quiet a number of times...being called fat...huge arms..my height doesn't match my weight and things like that. Overall the society accepts slim and trim as beauty with fair skin. There are very few people who actually look deeper than that."
Ashneel Prasad- Sydney Australia
To most people in this day and age, beauty is the physical appearance! I'm sure we all have been there and judged the book by its cover. If you dont agree with me your kidding yourself 🥱
To me "now" beauty is not what you look like or what you have achieved in life, Beauty is the legacy that you leave behind 🙏
Sandeep Niranjan- Suva, Fiji
"Being beautiful means to be loving of all. A quality we see less outside a person and more of within them."
Karthik Sette- MA, USA
"Beauty is a noun describing a person, place or object. So in a person beauty is his/her soul, in an object beauty is what it is made of, its architecture. If one goes for physical appearance they're looking for something temporary, they will always end up alone. If you want something for the rest of your life you have to go beyond the outer beauty"
Perfection has been made ideal beauty by mass media that influences millions across the globe. You have perfect dentures, hair, skin tone, body shape, nose, jawline, breasts, buttock, hip, muscles, HEIGHT!! Flawless armpits, hair only on head and no where else, nails done, fuller lips, bigger eyes.
My list could go on and on with one constant factor- PHYSICAL APPEARANCE.
There's so much natural beauty around the world that we all recognize except for one- Human beings.
So what is beauty?
I did a survey on my facebook and got numerous comments on beauty. Alot of people say- beauty is what's inside, the personality. It's so much easier to say so but do we practise what we preach? The ideology on beauty has become so superficial today that we all feel the urge to use filters/ makeups/ steroids.Like many I am also guilty of that. It's what attracts the eye. But when it comes to choosing a partner to spend the rest of your life, how long will the fading beauty have the power to be the foundation of your relationship?
Do I need peace to sleep or six packs!!!
For more clarity I searched the definition of "Beauty" on the internet which said " combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight" . I was baffled as to how a search engine like google which is used by millions fills up the page with pictures denoting "physical perfection". Cant beauty be a mother breastfeeding her child, cant beauty be a doctor treating a covid-19 patient, cant beauty be a dog sheltering her puppies..
We are forced to settle into the preconceived ideas of mass media about beauty. Then with time these ideas has now become our way of thinking and this must stop!! Changes comes from within and the ability to see beyond the superficial beauty is an art that most of us lack. But everything can be achieved if one has the will to try.
So if you think that physical beauty is what matters most- you're too superficial.
Start appreciating how you've been created. Your teeth may be crooked but do not give in to the society to make you think that it's not normal. You may have dark armpits, you may have dark inner thighs, stretch mark, not as tall as your friends. The physical appearance is something short-term and wouldn't take you too far in your journey to grow if other qualities that builds a persons personality isnt present. Hence to grow and develop as a person, as a partner, as a friend one has to go beyond physical appearance. Accepting yourself and moulding to become healthier physically, mentally and spiritually- then you'd discover the true and everlasting happiness and contentment from within.
Navneel Prasad- Labasa Fiji
"For me personally, I define beauty according to personality of a person..not by colour, height etc..
BUT, 80% or more go for physical appearance....
Bahut moti haye, bahut kariya ladkee haye, height mein thora chota haye ladka...etc...
Its all about perception of individuals.."
Evelyn Priya- Suva Fiji.
"Beauty in the real world is all about how you look physically..your skin colour..your height...your weight...your general appearance. At a first glance this is how people judge how beautiful one is. I have been body shamed quiet a number of times...being called fat...huge arms..my height doesn't match my weight and things like that. Overall the society accepts slim and trim as beauty with fair skin. There are very few people who actually look deeper than that."
Ashneel Prasad- Sydney Australia
To most people in this day and age, beauty is the physical appearance! I'm sure we all have been there and judged the book by its cover. If you dont agree with me your kidding yourself 🥱
To me "now" beauty is not what you look like or what you have achieved in life, Beauty is the legacy that you leave behind 🙏
Sandeep Niranjan- Suva, Fiji
"Being beautiful means to be loving of all. A quality we see less outside a person and more of within them."
Karthik Sette- MA, USA
"Beauty is a noun describing a person, place or object. So in a person beauty is his/her soul, in an object beauty is what it is made of, its architecture. If one goes for physical appearance they're looking for something temporary, they will always end up alone. If you want something for the rest of your life you have to go beyond the outer beauty"
Loved reading every bit 😍😍
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