Friday, March 23, 2007

Beauty isn't everything

My previous post on beauty attracted a lot of comments and subsequently my thoughts on the subject continue. What seems most obvious to me now is something that nobody brought to the comments.
The subject of attraction between human beings might be distorted by the attributes of beauty but in the end, human beings are really more drawn together by the force of LOVE than the distraction of physical beauty.
Think about it, and it becomes obvious.

Physical beauty itself can draw people by the power it has over our subconscious. Beauty itself isn't permanent and anyone captivated by someone because of his/her beauty will eventually (given the passage of the years) feel cheated because beauty is so ephemeral.

Secondly, anyone who loves a person purely because of the physical attributes fails to love the person for the important attributes. And so the saying, beauty is only skin deep.
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2 comments:

Kirsten N. Namskau said...

As a young girl, my parents told me: "Beauty has no value if the person carrying it, behave as a devil. Likewise can a person in lack of beauty, be the kindest, most caring, generous and best provider."
So when my parents thought me how to find the best partner, they said: "Try to observ him when he believe you don't see him, in how he treat other people.
Because, that is the way he will treat you, when the homeymoon is over."

I have used this advise all my life, and it works...It is strange how different some people behave in front of you, and when they are "behind" you.

9:03 pm
Lexcen said...

Kirsten, I agree and yet look at how much importance we place on physical beauty in today's society. You know, unconsciously we will trust a beautiful person more than an ugly person.

10:19 pm

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