Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You are also more than just the sum of your parts and I read somewhere that there is a mathematical proportion that is a standard for beauty, it is called the Golden Ratio or Phi, each number in the sequence is the sum of the previous two numbers; 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,, or 1.618. It has to do with spatial dynamics and proportions, I’m thinking about that features that make up Angelina Jolie, the wide-set eyes, the high cheek bones, the nose not too big or wide and those full lips almost perfectly balanced, all account for perfect proportions .
Yet there is more than what meets the eye when true beauty is concerned, how is it that someone can become more beautiful as you get to know them or conversely less beautiful? It starts when they open their mouths. Intelligence, humor, kindness are all qualities revealed when someone speaks, the words and the content of their thoughts have the ability to alter your perception of their physical appearance. I have been amazed quite a few times when an actor can transform a character into a handsome character, such as in the movie Pride and Prejudice, the one that stars Kierra Knightley as Ms. Bennett and the English actor whose work I’m not very familiar with plays Mr. Darcy. The actor isn’t handsome yet his performance as Mr. Darcy had me seeing Mr. Darcy as a very attractive man, a character worthy of falling in love with, I’ve seen the same actor in other roles, and the attraction was lost.
I had my share of young loves, some very good-looking and others not your typical standard of beauty but in my eyes they were the most beautiful because they were funnier, more interesting and lovable. This has always informed my view of beauty, the more you intrigue me and make me laugh, the more beautiful you become in my eyes. Laughter is divine, a real tonic to the soul, whoever brings you laughter will be beautiful in your eyes.
Beauty is also fleeting, if one can be lucky enough to find their mates for life either in love or friendship, their beauty will never fade because they will always be beautiful in the eyes of their loved ones. That is also the beauty of love, beauty can lead to love and love always leads to beauty. No matter what anyone says, somewhere in the innermost private place in a person’s mind, everyone wants to be beautiful in someone else’s eyes, what makes beauty great is that it is subjective and it is fueled by love so if you can love, you can find beauty.