"Mirror Mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of them all?"

Beauty, The word reeks prejudice. After all beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Then why is it so important for us to be told that we are beautiful or made to feel it. Magazines , movies, advertisements, anything that involves being in public eye involves a stereotype called beauty. I'd lie blatantly if i said " I don't care how i look". Yes, I do. I want to be a person with more to offer than my looks, but that does not mean that I would settle for looking anything less than good. Why are people surprised if they see an extremely intelligent good looking woman ? Why should God bless anyone with just one or the other ? Why is beauty often associated with lack of grey cells ? Are'nt we all vain creatures in one way or the other ? Looking into the mirror don't we all want to see something beautiful staring back ? It is for your own eyes to behold you as beautiful irrespective of what public opinion may state !!!. But we often get blinded by mass opinion of what may be beautiful and what may not. That is when beauty dies and vanity takes over.

To quote Kahlil Gibran
"People of Orphalese, beauty is life when life unveils her holy face.
But you are life and you are the veil.
Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.
But you are eternity and your are the mirror"