What makes someone really attracted physically to others? I know that there are all of these things that draws people to the beautiful, but what really creates that desire to be around those who look 'good'? Why is it so import to want to date, be seen with, become friends with and marry attractive people? Is it really about the aesthetics or is it embedded with pride?
I understand that people enjoy looking at the people they are with, but other than that, why do we crave to surround ourselves with the most perfect looking people? Why do we spend millions of dollars on looking 'good'?
The average American an will spend $130 per month on clothes alone. Now I am not really one to talk when it comes to buying clothes because I do like to look good. (Again, who doesn't?) But there's no way I spend that much on clothes.
Sometimes I get the feeling that people think of me as trying to look good because I am trying to prove something to others--like I'm just trying to impress everyone. The truth is that when I feel like I look good, I feel good. I actually spend a little more time getting ready before I take a test. It gives me an extra boost of confidence and makes me feel good. Because of this, I'm more apt to understand why people like to look good. I don't, however, think I could ever come up with a good of enough reason for why people are so addicted to beauty and why we obsess over it.
All I can hope for, is that one day I won't ever become obsessed and driven by the need to look beautiful or surround myself with those do. I do hope that the world will realize how in love they have become with something that changes every season. I know it won't (I'm not that naive). The best I can do is to not become a beauty monster myself.
2 comments:
It's interesting to consider what makes someone attractive/beautiful. I really think there are different categories of beauty.
I sometimes like to look at it linguistically. Another way to describe beauty is to refer to it being "pleasing" to the eye.
If "man is that he might have joy" and if you consider that joy and pleasure are closely related.. than it's not a stretch to think that one of our purposes in life is to seek out beauty. Having said that.. some people consider beauty to be judged on the outward appearance. That's not the beauty I'm talking about.
I enjoyed this post. It was an interesting question to ponder, and it gave me a little more insight into your mind. ;)
I have never been one who has spent much time on the outward appearance, and now that I have kids and no time to myself I spend even less. I do still like to make myself look a little nicer occasionally because it does make you feel a little more confident. However, I've noticed that the better I get to know people, the less I notice about them physically . . . not that I ignore it totally, but people become more or less attractive to me by how they behave. (Am I a mom or what?)
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