Inner Beauty
~ Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. ~ Kahlil Gibran
“Beautiful people are not always ugly inside and ugly people are not necessarily beautiful inside.”
When I started this article, I could think of only, a pretty ugly girl and an ugly pretty girl. But then I started discussing this topic with my daughter Shloka, who, by the way, is the most beautiful girl on this planet. She made me think outside of the rigid box, which I always live boxed –in, and viola, this post was created.
When we talk about inner beauty, it’s not that the person’s insides are pretty to look at; their organs are not wearing make-up, and looking beautiful. People are considered beautiful because of their strength of character; kindness, courage, generosity, and compassion are other such traits of a beautiful person.
People are superficial and shallow; they see only the outer packaging and make up their minds about a person. We hear a lot of jokes about dumb blondes, Blondes are considered to be dumb, but all blondes are not so. It’s a perception, Looks are deceptive and it takes more than a pretty face to become beautiful. Attractive people do have an edge over their less attractive peers but it’s temporary. They get a foot in the door but need to show their inner beauty to enter the room and make their presence felt.
Outer beauty is secondary; people are remembered for their deeds, which are a direct result of their character and personality and not their looks. For example, let’s take Jhansi ki Rani, when we talk about her, we praise her courage and bravery. We never talk about her beauty, though I am sure she was very beautiful, but we see her strength of character and remember her for that. Irrespective of her outer appearance, she is revered, even if she were ugly, she would have been remembered as a great human being. Looks don’t matter when you have strength of character.
Lady Diana was beautiful inside out. Beauty is not always a blessing; it is a curse too sometimes. Cleopatra wasn’t very beautiful, some say she was, but just by beauty alone, she couldn’t have achieved what she did, she had a strong base of values and strength to help her attain the impossible.
“A coin issued during her reign depicted her with straight hair, a hooked nose, and a pronounced chin. So, perhaps Cleopatra had inner beauty. “Her beauty was by no means flawless,” wrote the tactful historian Plutarch, adding that she had “irresistible charm” and a voice that was “beguilingly rich.” That and she had a kingdom the Romans had wanted to get their hands on for a long time.
Still, she saved her kingdom for a while by becoming the lover of the two successive generals—Julius Caesar and Mark Antony—who had come to conquer Egypt, but were conquered by the lady’s charms instead.”
What really sticks in people’s mind is your inner beauty and that is only by strength of character and personality. The force of your personality should blow the minds of people and make them see your true beauty, irrespective of the outer packaging.
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
-- Elizabeth Kubler Ross
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Wonderful Post :)
ReplyDeleteVery true thing you pointed out here..Liked the way you explained it so clearly..
Keep Sharing your thoughts :)
As expected Sulekha.......You expressed the term inner beauty very beautifully....Loved it :D
ReplyDeleteSimran, thank you so much for your comment on my first post on We have a story. Appreciate your compliment.
ReplyDeleteAabhisek,I am so glad that I didn't let you down, it was you who had suggested this topic. Thank you, oops I forgot to mention it in my post.will try and do it now.
ReplyDeleteLovely post.. i love the way you write... :) You really did justice to the topic, no one i guess could have done it better than you :)
ReplyDeleteAgree with Sumit :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your touching compliment, Sumit.I wanted to write a nice piece for We have a story. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHey Simran, you are so sweet, thanks again.God bless.
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ReplyDeleteThank You so much for your blessings :)
Keep the smile on your face always ..
Loved it...and you're one of the most beautiful women I've ever met Lucks...inside out! :) Muah...
ReplyDeleteAwwwwwwww Swati, I am not so good, but love that you think so. Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteyour story about cleopatra says it all.....beauty is eternal that when it doesnt wrinkle and beauty that which won't wrinkle is the inner beauty..the values that surge outside to bring out the irresistible charm in one....nice one..:)
ReplyDeleteA women is beautiful when she knows she is a beautiful women!
ReplyDeleteanother wonderful post
Thank You
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Wonderfully done - inner beauty is personified by you and no wonder this piece. No one but you could have hammered this out : )
ReplyDeleteLucks - every single entity is beautiful in this world inside & out - living & non-living as it's All created by Almighty. Even the evils that exist internally or externally are also manifestations of God's design for a specific purspose. So to me - all's beautiful. Only you could have articulated this topic the way you did because God stands right besides you when you write - guiding each and every word as he sees the divinity within you. I love you dear Sis & love the way God makes you write ... serene ..calm...peaceful...eternally divine ! - Preetu
ReplyDeleteThank you Sogyel, appreciate your thoughtful comments and am gearing up to read your posts.
ReplyDeleteJim, thanks for commenting on my first article on We have a story.appreciate the kind words.
ReplyDelete@Mitr, you are my most loyal supporter and dearest friend, love your compliments.Thanks.
ReplyDeletePreetu, welcome to my post and thank you so much for your touching and deep compliments. You are a writer my dear friend and I am going to frame this comment and keep it by my bed side. Loved it so much, god bless you.
ReplyDeleteSorry for the delay,Sulekha..first of all welcome to WE HAVE A STORY..and we do have one with you,as I have always said,there is nothing about which you can't write,and I like this one too.Beauty..yes,is only reflected when it is present inside.
ReplyDeleteAlpana, Hi and thanks for the warm welcome to We have a story. I am so glad it turned out okay, thanks for the compliment.
ReplyDeleteOnly a beautiful person like you could have written something like this. Love you Outlier.
ReplyDeletei wish all people would think like you do :P... but as it is in our world, standards are set and even at work, more than personality, beauty counts...
ReplyDeletei really appreciate how mothers think and see their children... the 'most precious' in their eyes...
i do agree with your reflections on inner beauty:)... i look at people's heart and see so much in there...
thanks for this wonderful post sulekkha ;)
@Rimly, love you for your compliment my dear Outlier, thanks a ton.
ReplyDelete@Mellisa, People are changing their mindset slowly, I can see the change coming. Like I said, outer beauty gets you a foot in the door, but if you are not a good person then You are left standing outside.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your lovely compliment.
Thoughtful post in a world where physical beauty reigns supreme!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lavina, maybe that's why the cosmetic industry is doing so well.Appreciate your compliment.
ReplyDeleteI am just happy that my comment made you smile :) Keep smiling & writing beautifully as always ! - Preetu
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Preetu, love your compliments,god bless.
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