Who creates the standard of beauty for each society? Oprah's episode today was about sharing beauty secrets from all around the world. In the African country of Mauritania beauty is defined as the bigger you are the more chances you have of getting married. They even take dangerous medication in order to increase in size and they practice something called force feeding in the more rural sections of the country. Small girls are forced to eat until they vomit and then eat some more. Amazing.... in the United States women are obsessed with being practically a size zero. Why do women subject themselves to these kinds of torture? To attract a partner? Do some women see in themselves as being so unworthy that they resort to all kinds of things just to be notice and receive some attention? How many anti-aging products do we see when we walk down the beauty aisle in a drug store? Why is growing older such a bad thing?
In France beauty is found in more mature women. I would have to agree. In my opinion, I think beauty is the grace, wisdom, and strength that some women possess. Shouldn't we celebrate the years that we have learned, grown, and experienced from? What good is youth if young girls don't even see how beautiful they are because some "boy" doesn't like them? Beauty is today and at every age. True beauty just radiates out of a woman who loves herself and wants to give back to the world. You have to feel beautiful in order to be beautiful. Smiling at a random stranger and receiving a smile in return feels beautiful. Doing what resonates most with your soul will bring out happiness in you that will show when you look in the mirror. For some, it's painting, writing, singing, or decorating. Whatever you do to lose yourself and find the hours just flying by is beautiful. Instead of following someone else's definition of beauty, why not create your own?
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