So, I was sifting through some old writings of mine and I found this. I figured it would be interesting to allow everyone to read, because I still think this way. lol. I wrote this probably my junior year in high school, or 11th grade for those who havent figured out the class ranks yet or dont know them. So this is what I wrote, and it still holds true for me today, for the most part. lol.
What is beauty? The literary meaning is that it is a philosophical concept, studied in aesthetics. However, if we were to compare what one man thought was beautiful to that of another we would find many variations. Does this mean that there is no true beauty? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder? However, what if the beholder could not behold it, for example, a blind man could not see if I was beautiful or ugly. Does this now mean that beauty is in the ear of the listener? I have heard some people say that some have a beautiful mind, does this mean that they can see the person’s brain, or even hear it?
This search for beauty has led us all down many wild paths, during the 19th century; there was the aesthetic movement, in which people began to seek a way to create beauty in art and literature without reference to their ordinary lives. Civilization yearned for beauty through conscious medievalism.
However, in today's world we see many dangerous approaches to beauty, not through art or literature, but through our minds and bodies. Many male minds have the "ideal" woman figured out in their minds as children; it is this carelessness that leaves many women yearning to be what they are not. Due to genetics and other factors many woman are not born with these ideal traits that most men search for. Woman, some lacking in mind and will power give into these selfish desires protruding the indulgent male mind. This I believe is why many women can be seen starving themselves and wearing clothes that are really, or can be, a health hazard.
The male mind has found a way to intrude into that of the opposite sex, and we have let them feast upon our weakness. Most women do not wear make-up to flash themselves off to other women, but to draw a man’s attraction towards her. After marriage, however, I have noticed that many do not continue this process of waking early in the morning just to put on some concealer and blush, this process in theory is due to the desire for beauty.
It is my theory, that all are beautiful, beauty is not beheld, heard, or thought, it is but a part of us all, attractiveness is not what makes people beautiful, nor is a person's mind. The idea that beauty is some type of attractive force is but a figment of imagination, we are ourselves, and thus we are all beautiful. We may all have different features, but in short, we are all beautiful, because we are what make beauty.
I think at the time I was being a bit sexist. It's not merely the male mind, but the womans. Men dont make women do things like that. We do it of our own free will, and we should be held responsible for it. Men didnt protrude into the female mind, we simply see things and think we should be them because we notice the attraction that people have towards it. It is our own weakness that makes us subjectable to these ideas. I really tried to lay it to men, weird kid. lol. Maybe I was mad at a guy or something, probably mad at Kris (guy I graduated with) and his ideals, that was common for me. I dont know.
The part that I still agree with is that the idea of beauty is in the mind. We all have different features or characteristics that we are attracted to, but that is our own personal preference. What is one mans trash is another mans treasure. Some people probably think Im uglier than a mud fence, thats okay (dont tell me that though, I will cry, it may not really matter, but I still have feelings), while to someone else I may be the angel of their darkened sky. (LMAO... like that would happen!) I just think that we all should take a look at what real beauty is. It is the people we love and things we feel adoration towards, that is true beauty. I just have to keep reminding myself that. :S This is just my opinion though, and Im not sure it was well expressed, but I hope you all understand. This is just something I thought was a tad interesting and thought I would share.
PS: Boys dont take offense this was like 4 years old. And I already discredited myself. I just thought it was an interesting piece of my old writing.
