Inside beauty

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", they say. I take to mean that an individual who may not be considered beautiful by one person may indeed be considered beautiful by another. It can also, of course, refer to inanimate objects as well; A car considered beautiful by one, may not be considered beautiful by another for instance.

When it comes to people however I believe there is another aspect to the phrase.

Beauty should not always be in the eye beholder, or at least that person's opinion shouldn't always carry the most importance. Each of us should first recognise beauty within ourselves and find contentment there. If one cannot think of themselves as beautiful, inside or out, then there is little chance that others will indeed see it either.

Beauty is a word most often related to a visual aspect of a person or thing, however with people it can also mean other things; A beautiful spirit, or personality for instance. In the superficial world we live in judgement comes easily however it's easy for the truly important things to be overlooked in a person. This is why we should seek it within ourselves first, for finding it there, will help us to find it elsewhere.

image source