Yesterday, I was reading the story of a young woman who was brought up in a bad neighborhood, and who was discriminated at several points of her life due to her dark color and unattractive appearance. She kept thinking low about herself for a long period in her life, then due some turn of events, she found her confidence and is currently studying in the United States. There is a lot more in the story, and hats off to that girl - she is definitely a survivor! As usual, I 'like'd the story, how she turned her life around was indeed commendable. I am sure a lot of Indians have also liked the post.
It's so easy to agree with the truth that outward appearance of a person should not matter. It's the inner personality that should count. When it comes to accepting someone physically not attractive in my life recently, I faltered to begin with. It took me a few days of battling with myself to start practicing this idea that physical appearance is not very important. Not just me, I am seeing people who are more experienced in life compared to me falter horribly as well. People who have not so attractive daughters themselves, passing judgement on others daughters is something I am unable to fathom. How can they ignore that their own daughter may be judged the same way by others? Would they like that? Can't we remember our grandmothers, mothers, sisters or any close relatives or friends who are dark, but have amazing effect on us, and whose presence is a blessing in our life?
Let's try this exercise, which may probably help us in readjusting our thinking about beauty. If I say "Close your eyes for half a minute and think of all the beautiful people in your life", whom will you see? Will you see your mother, grand mother, wife or will you see Aishwarya Rai, Sridevi? I definitely hope you see atleast one from the former set of people, because if it's only someone from the latter category, you are seriously beyond repair!
It's so easy to agree with the truth that outward appearance of a person should not matter. It's the inner personality that should count. When it comes to accepting someone physically not attractive in my life recently, I faltered to begin with. It took me a few days of battling with myself to start practicing this idea that physical appearance is not very important. Not just me, I am seeing people who are more experienced in life compared to me falter horribly as well. People who have not so attractive daughters themselves, passing judgement on others daughters is something I am unable to fathom. How can they ignore that their own daughter may be judged the same way by others? Would they like that? Can't we remember our grandmothers, mothers, sisters or any close relatives or friends who are dark, but have amazing effect on us, and whose presence is a blessing in our life?
Let's try this exercise, which may probably help us in readjusting our thinking about beauty. If I say "Close your eyes for half a minute and think of all the beautiful people in your life", whom will you see? Will you see your mother, grand mother, wife or will you see Aishwarya Rai, Sridevi? I definitely hope you see atleast one from the former set of people, because if it's only someone from the latter category, you are seriously beyond repair!
