Inner Beauty VS. The Perfect Mask

Sometimes it´s a surprise to me how superficial people really are. I mean of course it is great to look good, it isn´t forever though, time will take it´s toll on your face, your body.. You can try to keep a distance to that by taking care of yourself  or even try to avoid it by cosmetic surgery but eventually, time will catch up with you no matter what..

People spend a lot of money to look good nowadays, there are different kind of lotions, chemicals whatever designed to make you look perfect, for what? perfection wasn´t the original design for the human race, it still isn´t, we are in the fortunate situation that we are actually allowed not to be perfect. In fact it´s even recommended to admit to not being perfect.

I´ve met a lot of people throughout my life who just concern themselves with their outer appearance, sometimes these people even state that they do not care about developing themselves, their intelligence or their personality because all that matters is that they look good and will get far in life with their looks. Well sure, of course it works for a certain period of time but what will happen when they get all old and wrinkled and their body will go through the "metamorphose" that is eventually going to happen to us all? I like to describe these kind of people as walnuts, I know it sounds ridiculous but think about it. You have a huge walnut and you are opening it up expecting to find the actual nut inside which is the best part just to find out that the shell was actually empty.. what a disappointment.. some of these people are the same, the "shell" well rather the exterior of the person is absolutely amazing and beautiful but when you get "inside" their heads,, there is nothing inside, it´s empty, it´s like having a beautiful jewelry box without any actual jewelry inside ..

Developing "inner beauty" takes time, it´s a combination or your personality and traits as a human. I personally think that people who have a strong mind and a soft heart are extremely beautiful people. People who actually take time to consider the people around them. Inner Beauty also often radiates to the exterior of the person, especially through one´s eyes. Developing your mind in a way that it will bloom is important to your well being as well. I try to keep my mind focused and always learning something new, you can actually learn a lot of things about different kinds of situations every day, my mind works like a sponge sometimes :-D but it will just conclude stuff in it´s own way too :-D

To be honest, I know that I have a pretty outer layer, it´s ok to admit it. It´s nice to look good but you know the first little smiling wrinkles just close to my eyes made me smile instead of making me panic about it, I think an elderly person with smiley wrinkles tells you a lot about that person and the way they have adjusted to life throughout it,  they´ve certainly smiles a lot :) my great aunt was like that, she was blessed with over 100 years of a wonderful life and even at the end of her life you could see the most beautiful smiley wrinkles on her face, she had a beautiful soul and you could see it from her eyes, a true inspiration for me :)

Don´t get me wrong, taking good care of yourself is important, taking care of the shell that protects and carries you through life is just as important as taking care of your mind but obsessing about your appearance isn´t, I also would like to say that every grown person will influence the younger generation. What kind of example would you like to set?