In a world so complex, we seem to have lost the true meaning of beauty. “Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty,” John Keats wrote in his “Ode on a Grecian Urn.” So, what is our truth? When the word beauty is mentioned, different images and meanings come to mind.
There is, of course, physical beauty, being practically an obsession for women. Our icons have varied in such extremes, from Marilyn Monroe to Twiggy, leaving us the impossible task of attaining perfection. We then become vulnerable to the media, allowing them to convince us to buy the latest “miracle” cream, or expensive designer wear. Advertising executives have distorted our perception of beauty and self-worth; in fact, we seem to have lost the meaning of the ever-so-popular adage, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
The battle may derive from our insecurities, and our need for attention and approval, possibly a result from past traumas. Physical beauty is only “skin deep” and true beauty stems from the soul. Healing our insecurities or “ugly scars” we begin to discover who we are, and recognize our beauty within. The wise Aristotle once stated, “The beauty of the soul shines out when a (more…)