When I was a kid it was my dream to marry a handsome and a perfect guy. So in order to attain it, I must be beautiful. Later then I realized that outer beauty was not so important to make someone good. It is not important how you look; what matter most is your inner beauty.
What we see outside will later on fade away. Our media today bombards us with lies regarding true beauty. Like a tyrant whose voice booms mightily behind a podium, the world likewise seems to dictate that we need to be like this and that to be considered beautiful. Our television sets graces women who are flawless, fair, and with slender bodies. These women were hailed by many as “beautiful”. Consequently, at a very tender age, images of these women were instilled into our young minds. They distorted the real meaning of beauty and gave us the wrong definition of it. This gave birth to feelings of inadequacy and mediocrity among young women today. It fosters an atmosphere of insecurity, making women strive harder to attain this world’s standard of ‘beauty.’ It made women clamor for something that is less important and neglect the need of nurturing a positive self-concept; the strengthening of values and ideals—things which are more important in life.
The beauty looked at with eyes doesn't last forever. Instead of concentrating on outer beauty, we should concentrate on inner beauty. Inner beauty is seen in a woman whose face is radiant because of genuine happiness. It can be observed in women whose eyes are sparkling because they were able to find something beautiful even behind the harrowing storms that overcame them. True beauty is exemplified in a woman’s contagious smile as she extends her hands to those who are in need. Authentic beauty stems from the heart; a heart full of joy, compassion, unselfish love, contentment, and peace.
If you want to know if you’re really beautiful, examine your heart. What does it contain?
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