Beauty is......

We often hear that "Beauty is only skin deep".  This is obviously not a true statement.  Of course back in the 1600's saying something was skin deep was a way of saying that something is superficial.  The beauty we see on the outside of a person really is superficial, at least to an extent.  To me the true beauty of a person lays on the inside.  It is there that we see the true beauty of a person.  There are those who might not have the outer beauty that so many seek, but who are the most kind, loving, caring people you will meet.  That inner beauty far outshines any outer beauty.  Outer beauty can fade with time, but someone with inner beauty....their beauty only grows with time.  Often the inner beauty can be overlooked for the outer.  When that happens it is extremely sad to me.  How many people of great beauty are overlooked because of what we see at a glance?  So many prejudices are still out there based on what someone looks like; whether that prejudice be because of skin color, hair color, tattoos, piercings, etc.  I am grateful that I was taught to look for the inner beauty and am trying my best to teach my children to do the same.

The beauty of a woman
isn't in the clothes she wears,
The figure that she carries,
or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman
must be seen from in her eyes;
Because that's the doorway to her heart,
the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman
isn't in a facial mole;
But true beauty in a woman,
is reflected by her soul.

It's the caring that she cares to give,
the passion that she shows;
And the beauty of a woman
with passing years only grows.


Authorship is variously attributed to the following authors:
Maya Angelou, Ralph Fenger, Audrey Hepburn & Sam Levenson