Synthetic Beauty

Walk in to a fancy party and you will notice the charade displayed by people who look different almost unrecognizable with that temporary coating of beauty!  These people are always trying to enhance their appearance, and in the process completely forget that their own appearance is needs to be natural. Focusing solely on material appearance, both men and women put in a lot of effort either for those who don’t care about them or those who care about them the most.

One might argue about the sanctity of my statement by justifying that people deserve to see us in our most beautiful form, but the point is, when someone really cares you, they are the least bothered by your superficial appearance. Most people spend hours wondering what clothes would look good or appropriate. They focus so heavily on dressing their expensive best – one might that there’s nothing more important.
In the Indian subcontinent, temperature and humidity are generally very high and clothes such as formal suits, fitted jeans, skin-tight t-shirts, leather and tight skirts might prove to be a poor investment. Comfy kurtis, pyjamas, lungis, sarees and salwar suits in cotton are  better suited to the Indian climatic condition! Still we blindly follow the western traditions.

If you’re an avid reader of entertainment news, you may come across news about popular celebrities who may have gone under the knife to alter their physical attributes into a desired shape or proportion. Most people are dazzled and fascinated by these drastic measures, but don’t realize that they are going against nature.

In some cases, such as those of Anushka Sharma, Rakhi Sawant, Joyce Wildenstein, patients have asked for a reversal of these alterations due to the fact that they fail to recognize themselves and seek their old self back as they start understanding the beauty of it. Such examples are a lesson in embracing yourself!

A clumsily-dressed happy child is a lot more attractive to look at than one in a beautiful, yet stiff dress, hindering his/her free movement, thus preventing the child from being comfortable.

Once the novelty of synthetic beauty wears off, you will realize that natural beauty is a lot more attractive and lasting in the long run. Embrace your natural self by setting yourself free from the shackles of short-lived momentary appreciation and enjoying the skin you’re in. There should be a balance between what you like and what the world prefers. Live free and live long!