Inner Beauty

The world glorifies the superficial beauty of a select few young people.  In America, this means being size 0 and looking like the supermodels we see on magazines.  For American men and boys, we glorify the muscular man who is also the smooth talker.  In other cultures, beauty is in having curves or having the rugged workman look.

These standards are nearly impossible for any of us "regular" people to reach in their lifetime.  The worse reality is that this superficial beauty is also finite.  In a few short years, we will fall well below the standards set by our world and culture.

There is a beauty that is worth far more than anything in the world.  Who you are inside, your personality, your love for people, is the most beautiful thing in the world.

As a teen, I knew one person who I envied more than anything.  She was the sweetest woman who gave everything to those who needed it.  She was never angry.  She always had a smile on her face and would lend that listening ear without judgment.  This woman was and is the person I wanted to be like. 

She was not the picture perfect supermodel.  However, she was the person you could count on, the one who knew exactly what to say.  She loved and laughed and always lit up the room.  It was her inner beauty that caught my attention.

What do you look like inside? Are you a pleasant person to be around, or are you superficial?