The Idea of Beauty

The idea of beauty

There is a saying "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder". What one individual considers beautiful may not be beautiful to another. To me, beauty is not only something that pleases the eyes, but also pleases the other senses and the mind. I think true beauty makes you see beyond the lovely sight.

When we talk about beauty in people, we often refer to their physical attractiveness. Of course, a beautiful or handsome face is pleasant to look at. But I find that the most memorable "beautiful people" are those who have captivating personalities behind the pretty faces. In my school, there were two beautiful girls, Ann and Mary. Both had almost flawless faces and trim figures. But Ann was used to getting her way. She felt that her looks could help her get anything she wanted, especially among the boys. Mary, on the other hand, treated her beauty in a matter-of-fact way and she was nice to everyone, her personality made her a more outstanding beauty than Ann.

There is another kind of beauty in people that attracts me greatly. This is what is known as inner beauty. People who have this kind of beauty have attained inner peace. They care about the people, and try to right the injustices in this world. In my opinion, this kind of beauty is much more important than outward one.

In fact, this people are even around me. I know some people who are always ready to lend a hand to a person in trouble. I greatly admire the beauty of these people because they are the ones who make the world a better place. This inner beauty. I notice, gives a certain radiance to their looks.

Some people think that things of beauty are only attainable if you are rich. I disagree completely with this. Everyone has his idea of beauty, and we need to have things, people and places of beauty in our everyday life. In the words of a poet "a thing of beauty is a joy forever."