Monday, May 30, 2011

Beauty in the Beast!

I saw one of the trending topics on Indiblogger inspiring us to write about what real beauty is! Funny I thought! Why would I want to write about real beauty? Why is this such an over rated concept? But, then in a very Barney-ish style I said 'challenge accepted' and thought of actually giving it a shot. I have never been very good at writing on topics someone else provides - so I thought this might be a good time to start.

My first writing reflex was to talk about the truly beautiful girl-child that I see almost everyday on my way to work. She sits with her brother at the corner of the metro station and runs up enthusiastically to the each slowing vehicle. The simplistic needs of childhood replaced by the sheer need to out-survive the others - melancholy, empathetic, and yet beautiful in its own sadistic way. The way each one of us defines what is really is beautiful is as different as Dhoni's ever-changing hairstyle I believe. So, why do we make such a big deal out of it? Why do we have this need to preach to people about what is beautiful and what is not?

If it were up to me, I would rename Beauty and the Beast to Beauty in the Beast! Let's not define, lets not overly complicate, let's not try and point out beautiful things around us and define the how and why of it. Acceptance comes with peace I say - and lets accept that we all have the power to recognize what is beautiful within in each beastly object.

With so many posters and banners around us telling us what's beautiful and what's not - we can be easily brainwashed into believing a highly morphed vision of beauty. Why singularize it? The fact that we are here - we are alive and we are surviving is miraculously beautiful, isn't it?

We have done every possible wrong, we have created havoc - but from stone ages till now, we have survived. There is something beautiful in each one of us, in each individual, in each and every aspect of our overly complicated existence. Like a director's dreamboat - We are the inspiration! We are are the real beauty!

4 comments:

  1. "With so many posters and banners around us telling us what's beautiful and what's not - we can be easily brainwashed into believing a highly morphed vision of beauty. Why singularize it? The fact that we are here - we are alive and we are surviving is a miraculously beautiful, isn't it?"

    This whole post is so lovely, but I just loved that paragraph! You worded it so beautifully, which is not surprising because you're a fantastic writer. I agree wholeheartedly. Beauty is subjective. I hate the homogenization of beauty. It's disturbing. Let's break it!

    I know you mentioned something in the comment section of your last post about my lack of bloggage (yes, I'm creating new words. Because I can. :P) and I wanted to say...SORRY. A lot of things have been going on. I'm just really excited about things in my life and I just wanted to enjoy it. I will make a post sometime soon. I'm on a bit of a writer's block.

    Anyway, I hope you have a fantastic weekend! :D

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  2. ahha nice so you finally figured it out! :P
    Be back with a proper comment!
    :)

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  3. And, you have to Submit the link in Indiblogger too for entering the contest. Today till 9. So hurry! :)

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  4. @Bella - <3 I miss your bloggage for sure! but I understand the writer's block too - when the super awesome things that are happening in your life settle down to a base, you will overcome it. I think it's just that you are too excited to narrate your thoughts :P but I do look forward to your next post.

    @sid - yea i did manage to submit the link finally , thanks for reminding :)

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