I think beauty is something which resonates with the heart and hence beauty is slightly different to all. I do believe though that most of us feel compassion for others, especially if we get to share their thoughts and feelings…not the top layers, but their true inner feelings. We feel compassion because in them we see ourselves; feel ourselves.
I saw some photos on Facebook the other day. They tell the story of a boy with downs syndrome – what his life is like, what he feels, how others see him and the joys he gives his sister. It was beautiful. It brought a tear to my eye and a smile to my face. If you had just seen one picture of the boy though, you wouldn’t have seen any of that beauty. You wouldn’t have felt anything. He would just be a face and not one we maybe see as physically beautiful, unless you stop to ponder that each person is uniquely beautiful and each person also has a heart and a soul. Each person feels, seeks love and cries at times. If you are somehow taken on a journey where you can feel that, you will probably see the beauty in them.
I’m quite saddened and angry too at the moment as people are passing around photos now saying the new “ideal” should be curvy and that’s the new way forward and so on. Appreciate each other’s beauty instead of putting one another down! It’s the same feelings I have around people who are so-called feminists and say women are superior to men – learn to see the divine in both the feminine and the masculine and work on finding harmony and peace instead. I understand if wrongs have been committed that you are angry, but it’s like racism right – if you are the minority group, being bullied by another, it won’t really create peace by you treating them as they treat you. It’s like defeating one dictator only to become one yourself. By lowering yourself to their level, you become like them. To build peace we have to build bridges of understanding and learn to see the beauty in one another. We have to learn to respect one another – stand up for who we are and what we believe in without putting anyone else down.
If we share our stories we get to know each other and feel for one another as we can see ourselves in each other. We learn that we all have feelings and are doing the best with the assets and handicaps we were born with and the traits we picked up in childhood. It’s not always easy to have the patience to get to someone’s core – to uncover the beauty inside, but the price…well, the price is priceless. Love.
If you take the time to watch the video below I promise you, it will move you. It’s a video I wish I could make every child see, so that they understand that somewhere, we are all the same. I wish someone would have shown it to my bullies, I wish someone would have shown it to me so that I would understand that even though I was seen as different, I was still wonderful. Words can’t express this video. Please watch it.
