"The Gods envy us. They envy us because we are mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed." - From the movie Troy.
What is beauty? Sometimes, the simplest and the most commonly used words become hardest to define. Let’s say, beauty is something mesmerizing that will make your mind go blank, at least for a moment. In that case, the definition of beauty depends on the individual defining it.
What does beauty mean to me? I associate beauty with femininity. After women, innocence and nature take the second and the third spot respectively, in my ranking of beauty.
Life is a journey of transformation from innocence to wisdom. In its essence, innocence evokes simplicity. Innocence, in any form always brings a smile to my face, no matter what mood I am in. I would like to share with you one of my poems I had written a long time ago, one which you can relate to, with respect to our current topic.
Smile of Innocence
Went to office for the day
Was another gruelling day
Boss's pressure and inter-colleague harmony
Blame shifting and ego bias all day
At last, the clock struck seven
Picked up my bag and dashed outside
For a cup of refreshing hot tea
I stopped at the corner store
A cute little baby was crying
Mother was trying to calm him down
I stood in front of him
and did some funny faces
The baby started smiling again
Oh God ! You made my day !
You showed me that
Innocence still exists !
Was another gruelling day
Boss's pressure and inter-colleague harmony
Blame shifting and ego bias all day
At last, the clock struck seven
Picked up my bag and dashed outside
For a cup of refreshing hot tea
I stopped at the corner store
A cute little baby was crying
Mother was trying to calm him down
I stood in front of him
and did some funny faces
The baby started smiling again
Oh God ! You made my day !
You showed me that
Innocence still exists !
Another favourite of mine is Nature. Phew, there are no words to explain her beauty. Nature just makes you kneel before her in awe. The ability to withstand and bear such diversity makes you wonder about the extent of her resilience. In fact, I took up photography as a hobby because of her. I wanted to defeat time and retain images of her beauty forever.
In short, Beauty makes me stop counting the number of moments I survived and makes me count the moments I live.
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Arvindh.. Awesome pics and nice posts. here is a heart expressing what does true beauty means
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Hell of a post. A real take on all the beauty aspects.
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@maun: thanks a lot for the comment. really encouraging.. :)
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