What is

REAL

BEAUTY?

IS IT THIS FACE?

Maybe this face?

Or this people who looks pretty and

handsome?

REAL BEAUTY is not about the looks, the dress, or

things in your body, like jewelries, etc.

It is not also about the color of your skin, nor the shape

of your face, even the style of your hair.

It is not about the physical appearance but the inside

look.

Beauty means something different to different

kinds of people. The meaning of beauty is

influenced by our environmental surrounding,

society, media, peers, culture and

experiences. When people think about beauty we

think about the physical visual appearance. I find

that the media and society teaches beauty using

visual examples. We all know beauty but do we

understand it?

What is the true meaning of beauty?

Beauty affects everyone’s life yet beauty is

filled with mystery for most.

What qualifies an individual to be named

beautiful?Why some people are called beautiful while others

are called ugly?

Are beautiful people born or made?

Is beauty an appearance or a feeling?

What is the true meaning of beauty?

Beauty is not only pleasure to the

senses; beauty is being pleasant on the

inside which transfers to the outside.

One example of this: have you ever met

someone who looked physically attractive at

first and then once you got to know they are

cold hearted and insecure on the inside, you

suddenly see this person in a new light, you

do not see any beauty only the ugly.

First of all every person living on earth has

flaws if you see them or not. People with good

inner beauty are recognized by others and other

people will focus on their beauty and not notice

flaws. People who are insecure and negative

on the inside will make people look at them in a

negative way and notice their flaws more.

Beauty can be broadly defined into

two types:

External Beauty

Internal Beauty

External Beauty: is about clear skin, good

BMI, glowing skin, fairness, good facial

features, physical features, eyes, hair, and

grooming.

Internal Beauty: is about the reflection of

your character. It is about your actions, your

knowledge, your thoughts, empathy,

goodness, the goodness that you feel about

yourself. It is about how you think about

yourself.

Real beauty is something that you define

for yourself.

Real beauty is something that you define for

yourself, and you follow or you aspire to follow the

real beauty. For example, if for a person the real

beauty is fairness, then the person will try to

maintain and improve their fairness of the skin.

Similarly, if for a person the real beauty is about

being good and being devoid of feelings like

jealousy and hatred, then the person will aspire and

try to maintain such goodness.

One may find a person to be beautiful at the first

instance. On the other hand, sometimes one may

not find a person to be beautiful at the first

instance, but after spending some time one may

find the person to be beautiful. So, the

parameters of judging the beauty changes based

on the context.

So each person has their own definition of their real beauty.

My definition of real beauty is a combination of

both the internal and the external beauty.

For me, internal beauty takes the priority over

external beauty with a ratio of around 65:35. I

would say somebody to be beautiful, only when

somebody is beautiful internally and also externally

with internal beauty taking priority over the external

priority.

With respect to the priorities of external beauty, it is

more about the clear skin, physical features, eyes,

good facial features, good hair, good body mass

index(BMI), not necessarily fair but not dark, well

groomed manners and how one carries oneself.

With respect to the priorities of internal beauty, it is

more about the actions, knowledge, thoughts,

being devoid of feelings like hatred and

jealousness, and being good and true to oneself.

REAL BEAUTY

Beauty is accepting and embracing once

unique interior and exterior qualities. It is

human nature for people wanting to belong

and to fit in. People who are different have a

hard time feeling like they belong. Unique

qualities are most beautiful, however most

people are self-conscious about being

unique. The most beautiful flower is the one

that is rare.

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St. Thomas Aquinas names three essential conditions of beauty:

•clarity

•integrity

•harmony

REAL BEAUTY

Clarity is what comes first through our sense

experience, when we notice the distinct

illumination — the luminosity — communicated by

an object.

For example, the brilliant colors of a flower

initially draw our attention.

REAL BEAUTY

We also experience harmony, or the right

ordering of the parts. The harmony of a flower is

expressed in the size and placement of petals on a

stem of a flower. All of this is synthesized into a

complete configuration, thereby showing the third

aspect of beauty, integrity.

The wholeness of the object elicits repose

and contemplation, rather than agitation

and grasping. There’s a restorative feeling

of being "at home." Within this rest,

though, there is also an opening to more

that continues to call us.

REAL BEAUTY

We judge the book by its cover. It's

usually untrue and unwise, but we place a great

weight of importance on the first impression.

In truth, a first impression offers fast,

mostly visual cues, to make an assumption of

another. Physical appearance is the first thing we

see and it becomes our Achilles heel.

The first impression is always the most

expensive.

REAL BEAUTY

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There is

sadness in beauty.

Beauty can be ugly. It is a concept that has

haunted poets, artists and academics for centuries.

REAL BEAUTY

Look at a flower as you would look upon a work of art.

Appreciate it. Enjoy it. Relax and just let it all in. Then look at

yourself the same way. You are a perfect and unique creation

of nature, just like a flower. This may be hard to do and you

must persist through all of the negativity and voices in your

head. Remember those voices do not speak truth. They are

merely the echoes of insecurity and comic relief. Appreciation

for beauty isn't forced. Beauty cannot be beaten into you.

Beauty must be invited and it must flow. If you want to

exhibit your true nature, all you can do is let go.

REAL BEAUTY

It is hard to let go. These days, with Life howling

around us like a hurricane, we instinctively try to

hang on for dear life. To be beautiful, to live in the

flow, is a monumentally important task that

requires only openness, desire and a few simple

actions.

REAL BEAUTY

Do something that makes you happy. Let go and

take the time for yourself. Something simple. Call a

friend. Go to a movie. Get a massage. You do not

need to spend a hundred dollars. Shop, but don't

buy anything, at a flower shop. Bake a cake. Take a

hike. Do something that is purposed for you. When

this happens, your beauty will begin to show.

Others will recognize it and be drawn to it. You

have allowed your beauty to flow.

REAL BEAUTY

What you need to do is take a good look in

the spiritual mirror of who you really are. Look

really hard. What do you see? Are you working in

life to please the world around you, or are you

genuinely soul searching for a truth that could

bring out your true beauty?

REAL BEAUTY

Sometimes in life we have to step back from the

world long enough for God to show us who we

are. To search ourselves. Our motives.

Reevaluate our life intentions. Set new goals.

Apply morals to our daily living and standards.

There is one scripture that defines what true

beauty is and it is the definition of one word we

all know too well. LOVE.

REAL BEAUTY

To conclude, I would say the whole concept of

real beauty is subjective to the context and the

life-stage of a person. The same person at

different life-stages would give different priorities

to the internal and external beauty.

REAL BEAUTY

True beauty does not come from makeup

and hair products. True beauty comes

from the inside.

Be a great person who’s kind and fun

to be around and that will shine on the

outside! Remember though, even if others

around you refuse to see your beauty, God

can see what’s inside you, and He sees just

how gorgeous you are.

REAL BEAUTY

In other words, if you do not have love in your

life, instilled into your deep character, you

have nothing. God made you the way you are

for a reason. He loves you. And knowing Love

in itself, is beauty defined.

Thank You

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