Who is truly a beautiful person is a question which everyone grapples with at some point in one’s life, either consciously or subconsciously. Though, I command no mastery over this idea, and I doubt if there is any specialization on this subject, here I attempt to share my two cents on the topic. Also, since beauty is generally associated with the fairer sex, the article’s main subject of discussion will also revolve only around ladies.
The googled up definition of beauty is, “a combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight”. Since mankind came into being, this definition has been the accepted truth and meaning of beauty. Physical beauty in the form of shape, colour and form that pleases the eyes is what most people tend to associate beauty with. Though true in a limited perspective, I believe this does not cover the true meaning of what beauty really is.
In my opinion, anyone from the fairer sex, with a sense of style and dressing would qualify as beautiful based on the afore-mentioned definition. I would safely say God has gracefully bestowed every lady with at-least something to flaunt that would qualify her as beautiful as per the agreed definition. But is looking physically good, enough to accept someone as truly beautiful?
Real beauty transcends physical attractiveness and trespasses into more abstract areas such as personality, morality and spirituality. Let’s classify these other areas as SPaM (Spirituality, Personality and Morality) for ease of discussion.
While God has been graceful in granting physical beauty to all, He has wisely left SPaM at the mercy of individuals to develop and nourish on their own. And, the beauty of SPaM is not something which someone can buy from a cheap online portal and wear it for a day to look beautiful, only to discard it the next day for something better to look more beautiful. SPaM requires years of dedicated effort in the right direction to develop into something that will qualify as beautiful in its own regard.
SPaM:
The beauty of Personality, in my opinion is that aura of pleasance with which everyone is graced in her presence, the subtle confidence which reflects in all her movements and activities, and the air of optimism that she creates around her by her positive approach.
The beauty of Morality, in my opinion is that compass that guides her every activity and her every thought, and the maturity that reflects in all her actions. Her actions and thoughts are founded in the fertile field of virtuosity and even in moments of weakness she adheres to moral high conduct.
The beauty of Spirituality, in my opinion is the respect that she harvests for the simple things in life. It does not necessarily mean an underlying subscription to some unknown power, but it means nourishing a pure mind that is sensitive to softer aspects of life, and having a golden heart that beats for her loved ones.
So, that completes my high level framework on who I would consider as a truly beautiful person. People may vary and differ on this and I welcome their comments and thoughts. As I said, at the start itself, this framework is a creation based on my own personal experience formed based on personal observation, interaction and reading.
On a side note, I hope the article helps the little misguided teenagers of today who would post their selfies every minute on social networking sites just to collect a few likes and comments. The danger that these kids face today is that they start measuring their self worth and grading their beauty based on these social network responses. A few hundred likes on a picture would make a sensitive kid very happy while no likes would make them doubtful of themselves. This behavior is not healthy and would adversely impact them in the long run.
I hope people start focusing on SPaM as a true measure of beauty and reconsider the accepted definition of beauty based on physical attractiveness only, which in no means is even close to what a truly beautiful person signifies.
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