society "Inadvertent" seriously? I think not.
Current mood:unnerved
Category: Life
An old friend of mine said something today that just, I must admit, rubbed me the wrong. His comment was , according to him, inadvertently directed at me. However, I find myself wondering how he could not have known, given our history, that it would have been directly attacking my self image. In a more personal way than I could possibly be comfortable with... Current mood:unnerved
Category: Life
Did I let him know it got to me?.....
Of course not...I simply brushed it off, laughed along, merely to save myself the embarrassment of getting publicly wounded by his offhand comment. I'm better than that, but verbal stab aside, it leaves me wondering...
Beauty...
What does that mean to the general society in this era? I ponder it myself, in the truest sense of the word, what does it mean?
Mr.Webster defines it as "1: the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit."
So, it is defined as the " quality that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit"
And so I come to, pleasing to the eye, soft to the touch, a general sense pleasing "beauty"; and then , it mentions "mind or spirit" rather than the physical senses. This solid definition leaves room for choice, for one to have the option to see that there are different types of beauty. However, in this day and age, I believe people choose to ignore the latter end of that definition.
So there it is, point blank, an explanation of the word. It states that one can find beauty in things pleasing to the sense, i.e sight, sound , touch. but then iterates that one can find beauty in things such as the soul, something pleasing to the mind.
So this brings me to , what is societies standpoint on beauty?
If I were to answer simply from what I observe in everyday life, I would say that societies definition has become drastically disfigured. They glorify physical beauty; they tell you how to look, what to wear, what is acceptable in the public eye. I question who are they to tell me what is "beautiful" or judge me against a mass of conformist clones, comparing every flaw as if they have none of their own. If only everyone knew their secrets, if everyone were to see what is really on the dark grisly interior of these so called socially acceptable " beauties". What would they find? Envy , jealousy, lies, deceit, hate, backstabbers?
Is that "beauty"?
Is ones exterior the sole base of what makes them beautiful?
Or has ones character become something completely ignored when it come to that particular judgment? I ponder when will the eyes of this misguided society be opened. Honestly, I must sadly admit, never. Beauty has been cut short , leaving only the half of the definition that speaks of it being "things that please the senses".
It just doesn't sit well with me, to think of existing in a world that has forgotten true emotion, character, kindness, compassion, love,the things that make someone truly beautiful. People have placed their ability to have an opinion or be an individual into the hands of a society that is should have their eyes taped shut.
Case in point:
It makes me sick, maybe you should actually think about the words you spew "inadvertently" at others. Get off your high horse and take a look at your unsightly ravaged opinions, fed solely from a general twisted definition.
Your not so perfect yourself... all looks aside.
Just something to think about. :)
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