beauty
Beauty is not in the face;beauty is a light in the heart
~ Kahlil Gibran~
Aristotle called beauty "the gift of God;", Socrates called it "a short-lived tyranny;"
Theophrastus, "a silent deceit;" Theocritus, "an ivory mischief;" Carneades, "a sovereignty which stood in need of no guards." Every word has its own meaning and the definitions of words depends on the person's character. "Beauty", some people treat it with utmost reverence, some people scorn while I simply wave it away.
"Our body is only a shell. When we die, our body is cremated. But what's left is our soul. If we live an honest life, if we are true to ourselves, nobody can take the beauty away from us." That is what Daddy taught me, and that is what I advocate. Beauty is a blessing, but not a privilege. Being beauty doesn't mean that you can be spared from any punishment that you deserve. Being beauty doesn't mean that there is no need for you to spare others from your tantrums. Being beauty doesn't mean that the world is at your mercy.
There are some people who has an ugly shell and a rotten soul.
I met one yesterday.
I am not saying all these in hope that the world will shift it's attention on the less fortunate shells. ( I don't have the ability too.) Neither am I blogging this to console anyone. They are just thoughts.
The stars of midnight shall be dear
To her; and she shall lean her ear
In many a secret place
Where rivulets dance their wayward round,
And beauty born of murmuring sound
Shall pass into her face.
Three years she grew in Sun and Shower
~William Wordsworth.1770-1850~
Jacqueline
2:14 PM
