The Curse of Beauty
Beauty has its perks. But it has its pitfalls too.
Some people are so beautiful that they are just that… only beautiful.
(Written on November 1, 2023)
Beauty is inherently attractive. Because of that, as someone once told me, it often opens a lot of doors. However, although beauty might indeed open a lot of doors, it does not keep them open.
Besides, beauty eventually fades away... (— I am referring here, of course, to superficial beauty: how someone looks like appearance-wise.)
The main drawback of beauty, however, is that it often makes people who are perceived as beautiful not cultivate their self enough. But, sooner or later, every good-looking person realises that mere beauty is not enough to live a truly beautiful life.
If you happen to be good-looking, good for you. Enjoy the gift that nature has given to you.
But here is my unsolicited advice: do not rely on that.