Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - 3:22 AM
What is beauty?
What is beauty? It's quite hard to say. The word beauty is used in many contexts. Sometimesit is used to describe a person's appearance, sometimes it is used to describe objects whom you feel a special attachment to. For example, my sister always cries "They're beautiful!" when she observes flashy fireworks bursting in the night sky or when she finds a toy that she likes. Some people might say, "Wow, he's/she's beautiful!" when they see someone who stands out from the crowd. And believe me, I know an Ispark who does that all the time. The list of examples goes on and on because one can be beautiful in many aspects in life.However, I define beauty as the inner purity of a person.
OKay, I admit it sounds a lot like something you would find in a ancient thick book featuring old literary pieces. But that is just what I think. Innner beauty is the perfection of the soul, where people are judged based on their attitudes and not their appearances. My views may be biased but I despise people who appear twisted and deliberately nasty to others.
Many people deem beauty as "what you see on the outside." I do not think that this is right. I mean, look at the world. There are many people who are not that much of lookers but have a gentle soul of an angel. True, beauty can be used to judge a person's ulterior appearance but more importantly, we must notice the person's interior appearance. "It's not always the outside's that is important, it's the inside that counts!"
Okay, take this for example. You have just met this person who looks really good. You are charmed by this person and you do everything the person tells you to do. However, you fail to realise that you are merely being manipulated bu this person and have fallen for the trap countless others have tripped into. This person may be sparkling on the outside but within is a dark, unsightly snake who only wishes to take advantage of you and when he is done, he would just sink his teeth into you in betrayal.
This kind of ulterior beauty can be tempting to many in this sad reality, but what is important is that we are able to see through a person's appearance and judge him or her by their attitude, no matter how ugly or attractive he or she is.
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