Is Beauty Something That Is Just Skin Deep?

By Author: Andrew Bui
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"What is beauty, and how can we tell," was my big inquiry to the universe, as I endeavored to uncover this mystery in a college paper years ago. I believed the same views and opinions as everyone else. I pretty much thought that beauty was a superficial aspect of a person, not an internal trait.

Beauty is made beautiful by the way a person's face and body are proportioned. Some objects, like a flower, have an equal configuration on both sides of it if it were to be cut in half. If you consider Denzel Washington's face as another example, who at the time was called one of People Magazine's most beautiful people, you can actually measure the proportions of his face, and see that there is some kind of balance to it. Leonardo is known for a Vitruvius Man drawing which is based on the proportions and ideas that evolved from Vitruvius himself. These equal halves are shown on a male illustration. Can you see various forms of beauty through equal parts? Vitruvius discusses how the proportions of the human form can also be used to create beautiful temples and architecture. Are proportionate humans, flowers, and temples ...
... beauty? Further, is beauty objectified?

Some believe beauty is not objective, but instead in the eye of the beholder. This is affirming that there is something that emits beauty underneath all the skin and make-up. A person's character explains a lot on how a person is beautiful. It may not be easy to see, but sometimes beauty is something that lies deep down within a person. Some people make close relationships with people and then start to realize what a beautiful person they are. Perhaps in the outer appearances department they did not strike you. But then, as you got to know them, there was an irresistible thing about them? Is this what people are referring to when they talk about "inner beauty"?

Sometimes, there are people who you do not even need to get to know personally in order to see how beautiful of a person they are. You can also view both worlds but the one that you see the most is the inner beauty. Sara Bronfman, who has been featured in different media outlets, is often singled out because she's "radiant." But what's that radiance all about? Sara's ideas about beauty being a homework assignment, a way for people to work on their internal being is part of her company, Our Evolution. Is that an internal beauty element?

That brings me to the question: if there is some kind of measure of beauty (proportions, balance) then is it possible that inner beauty can affect that - and if so, how? Will our appearances evolve if we try to change our internal clocks? Is this internal work going to show themselves in our physical bodies. If this is the way beauty is shown to people, the beauty industry is going down the wrong money-making road.
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