We have different perspectives regarding beauty and I have seen lots of beautiful articles written by different users of the platform regarding the daily prompt by @JonicaBradley and I was inspired to come up with something manageable for users that might find interest in it.
It is my first time participating in a daily prompt here on read cash and I hope it goes well. You can be part of the challenge but be sure to follow the rule of the prompt by reading the rules at the end of the post.
What is beauty?
Due to our differences, we all have our definition of beauty and I respect what everyone thinks of beauty. Luxury, wealth, skin color, waist & curves, knowledge, and others are what we define as beauty but for some people, it means more.
Beauty for me is far beyond what the ordinary eyes can see and I believe that we all have one beauty or the other but not everyone allows it to grow in them. Beauty has to do with the qualities I possess and how I have used it for myself and how I have influenced the lives around me with it positively.
In my short time in life, I have observed that people focus more on others' beauty than what they possess and in the end, they feel like they are nothing compared to others not knowing that the beauty they possess is bigger than what they are seeing with others.
This thought inspires greed, selfishness, it makes them begin to run in search of what they already have, and in the cause of searching for beauty, they lost what they truly have.
The desire or obsession for beauty can be very intoxicating just like the desire for power, I have seen people lose their heads in search of beauty they already possess. You must be asking how the desire for beauty can be intoxicating, yes can if what you desire is a false beauty. This leads to the point where we have to understand that there is a difference between true beauty and a false one.
Real beauty
It is the kind of beauty that adds value to us, it is not necessarily an attitude or a special gift/talent, it can also be a common thing. It can be obtaining a degree, getting promoted, achieving greater things in life that also serves as an inspiration for others.
This beauty brings you closer to humanity because it many times doesn't usually come with selfish interest.
Real beauty brings happiness, contentment, it doesn't put you at risk of losing what's unique about you.
Fake beauty.
These are beauties we possess just to oppress or seek public attention, they do not add value to us but instead, it takes away from us.
They are temporary beauties that don't live as long as we live, they disappear in a matter of time, unlike real beauties that live even after we are long gone away from the face of the earth.
The consequences of being obsessed with fake beauty can be very terrible, it ends up inflicting so much pain on its beholder.
It is so unfortunate how we have chosen what's wrong and neglecting the truth about the real beauty of life.
Life on its own is beautiful but our actions most times bring complications making life difficult.
Let deviate a bit...
The truth we have neglected has made us make wrong life decisions. I stumbled on a story recently that would express my thoughts perfectly.
An ambitious young lady traded true beauty for a fake one because she turned a blind eye towards the truth in life.
She is a fresh graduate who has been in a relationship with a fellow student in the same school she graduated from, they started dating in the second year of study. The guy is a mechanical engineering student, he is from an average family and he works permanently on a night shift with a food producing company not far from his campus. Life wasn't easy for him but he is naturally intelligent and this made him get help from fellow students.
His path crossed with the girl when she had a math assignment she couldn't solve, some told her the guy could be of help and he was truly helpful. They became study mates and their relationship got tighter but the lady wasn't really happy because she wished the guy could give her the beautiful life her friends were getting in their relationships.
The guy couldn't give her everything but always try to make her happy. After graduation, she felt her beauty was too much for the guy, after all, they are through with schools and they might not even give each other attention anymore. It wasn't the same for the guy who had bigger plans for the lady, little did she know that he was looking beyond her big boobs and curves or the color of her skin.
She stumbled on this rich dude who spoilt her with everything she wanted while the school lover was running around to make their future great. The lady thought she had seen the real beauty of life because she lives in a duplex, rides in a good car, and wears good clothes.
At a point her new lover wanted her to increase her boobs and butt artificially which she did since it is what is in vogue among her friends. She felt like she was at the peak of the world with her lifestyle, yes she was until her new lover was jailed for internet fraud.
Her world crumbled because she was arrested as well but released at one point. Her problems started with the maintenance of her artificial body that must be checked every six months. She had nothing because the government seized everything they had, this made her jump into high class prostitution but she couldn't meet up with her maintenance and she started having health complications.
Before she could get the help that later came from her ex-lover, she already lost her butt. He did render every help from abroad since he got a job after he completed his scholarship program for his master's degree.
She is not the first and won't be the last person who has made wrong choices with what we regard as beauty in life.
Today we are obsessed with temporary beauty even though not everyone knows that it wouldn't end well and in some cases, people still press on despite knowing that the beauty they are pressing for would eventually end in tears.
The good thing about life is that we have the choice of choosing what we think is best for us.
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The lead image was captured by me.
I agree with you that we have different opinion about beauty. Sometimes it would be best to consider the inner beauty and the soul of the person.