On Looking Beautiful The concept of being beautiful has been the focal point from the dawn of human civilization. Everyone wants to look and feel good. However the aesthetic instinct is very unique and to adorn oneself is a special art. Whatever is pleasing to the eye is beautiful along with the heart that is pleasing and pious.
What truly draws people towards you is your good heart not mere external beauty. It is an undisputed fact that we all look different from each other and we need a specific kind of beautification. Unfortunately the concept of beauty has also gone global and hit the commercial market, so few people who can convincingly lay the rules of beauty are in the business of making money. The global concept of beauty is standardized, has no individual character – example- if the fashion models are made to have straight hair, colored, hipster pants, short tops, skinny figures, the whole world is keen to follow the trend, which is fine, but the monotony hurts the eye. Where is the aesthetic beauty? It is almost like uniform. It is amazing to see how social media plays a vital role in our lives. Everyone looks the same particularly the teenage lots. The importance given to the standardized look on face book is a bit boring; there is no individuality. Social media plays to satisfy impulsive gratification; when you open the face book where half the world are connected, the maximum ‘likes’ are for external pretentions. This platform can be used in a very productive fun way by sharing positive thinking and emotions. The media has taken charge of our lives. I am happy that the awareness of skincare, cosmetics and keeping one self healthy, is hitting our life styles but it is equally important to create your identity in beautifying yourself. We follow the designers and avoid our unique idea of beautification. There is something called aesthetic charity that says, one has to be presentable if not for yourself at least for others as their eyes get deprived of looking at beautiful things. Each of