Beauty must have some definite features that have carried on from our cave days. However, Beauty standards have changed over the years. Each decade has brought with it a new beauty trend. However, beauty is also not universal, even in each decade. People tend to favor certain similar qualities in people that they are attracted to. These qualities seem to be nurtured in people they admire as they grow up. As strange as it may sound, people tend to find those who resemble or act like their parents, siblings, and other role models as they grew up more appealing.
While beauty is more immediately noticeable from the outside, inner beauty is just as important. Outer beauty may capture someones attention, but inner beauty will help you create long lasting bonds. Inner beauty, like outer beauty, is very subjective. Everyone (in my opinion anyways) has some inner beauty in their personalities and quirks.
Beauty can also be found in objects and scenes. These things can be pleasing to the eye not only for the practicality but for the shapes and colors and sounds that emanate from it. From all our research we’ve done in class and all of my work from outside of class on the subject, I cannot really find a reason that the majority of people agree on for why these things (like art and music are pleasing to some and not to others. I suppose it also can have to do with how you grow up and your influences when you were a child. I personally grew up with an artist for a mother who loved taking me to art galleries. Because of that, I grew up needing an appreciation for art and the patience that is needed to explore galleries. However, going to an art gallery is not a common favorable activity especially for people our age.
All of these topics be argued on, but at the end of the day, beauty is really something that is necessary to help us build feelings towards people and objects. It creates relationships and catches your attention.
Large numbers of researches and studies on beauty have started for hundreds of years. However, we have not got a definite answer on the true concept of beauty. I really love your topic on the "futile effort to define beauty".
ReplyDeleteI really like the part about the inner beauty. In nowadays society, people tend to focus too much on the appearance and ignore the mind of others. Yet I believe that the inner beauty is the most important character of a person. I love making friends with those who possess inner beauty. It's important that we also value the mind of human beings other than appearance.
ReplyDeleteSame as good and truth, beauty cannot have a certain definition because everyone in this world has their own way to perceive the nature. Also beauty could exist in money place that people never think about before, such as personality and nature. All of this is depended on one how to define the beauty.
ReplyDeleteI do think it's interesting that what we find intriguing and beautiful are so much of what our parents nurture us to view as beautiful as well as the societal influences. I also really love that you touched on personal inner beauty. I feel that it was a bit glossed over during our in-class discussions so I am glad that it was mentioned.
ReplyDeleteVery well said Joanie. I appreciate how u stated that it is inner beauty that captures people and creates those lasting relationships. Often times, one can find themselves being in awe or in appreciation of a person's outer beauty, but then they can say or do something in such contrast to how they appear to be that we may no longer find them beautiful. This has me thinking that sometimes beauty can be easily unseen once again.
ReplyDeleteI love what you said about inner beauty. I agree completely. Appearance changes as you grow older and experience life, so does inner beauty. But inner beauty is what we connect to as friends or relatives.
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