True Beauty
The magazines showing women with stunning figures and flawless skin, visually assaulted me. These women instead of inspiring, made me go into pits of self-doubt.
As I was wallowing in self-pity, I saw her teach dance to some kids.
I looked at her from afar. Despite her physical flaws and imperfections, there was something mesmerizing about her.
As I gawked at her, I realized that behind those bright eyes and dazzling smile, it was her inner light that shone so bright.
Without a word she taught me an important lesson on why she looked most beautiful.
Beauty comes from within.
This is a fiction written for Write Tribe’s Wednesday Prompt : She looked most beautiful
Linking it to January 2014 Ultimate Blog Challenge and NaBloPoMo
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January 30, 2014 10:44 pm|
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oh yes.. beauty does come from within… the figure, the skin – its all superficial..
nice take on the prompt Shilpa.. 🙂
February 4, 2014 2:18 pm|
Thanks Pixie! Yes, it is the spark inside that matters!! 🙂
January 30, 2014 10:49 pm|
How then are these cosmetics manufacturers making so much money, ya? 😛
Destination Infinity
February 4, 2014 2:20 pm|
Because most people don’t realize the beauty of the inner beauty and run after superficial exterior! 🙂
January 30, 2014 11:29 pm|
Her inner light shines to reflect her beauty. beautiful post,
February 4, 2014 2:21 pm|
Yes, and that makes her more captivating! Thank you Kalpana 🙂
January 31, 2014 12:06 am|
There is no substitute to inner beauty and thankfully no face cream has claimed they could modify it..
February 4, 2014 2:22 pm|
Well said, Richa! 🙂
January 31, 2014 12:21 am|
And yet cosmetic ads feature heavily photoshopped models! my husband is in the ad film industry, and when I saw with my own eyes, the extent to which these images are altered, I felt physically sick. True beauty is the one which we see around us. Great post, Shilpa!
February 4, 2014 2:24 pm|
Agree with you. Recently read a piece on the net on real vs photo-shopped images of the models in advertisements. It is shocking and imagine, so many people aspire to be like such models. Thanks Gauri 🙂
January 31, 2014 12:25 am|
Of course..t.he beauty within shines from within and reflects on our appearance. That’s what truly makes us beautiful! Lovely take Shilpa!
February 4, 2014 2:26 pm|
That’s true, everything we need for being truly beautiful is already there inside us!! Thanks Kajal 🙂
January 31, 2014 12:38 am|
so true!! true happiness reflects on face… make the person most beautiful!
February 4, 2014 2:26 pm|
Spot on, Nibha! 🙂
January 31, 2014 3:28 am|
This is a lovely post!! Outer beauty is only skin deep but the inner beauty you speak of glows from within. ♥
February 4, 2014 2:28 pm|
Well said, Kathy. Somebody rightly said, outer beauty pleases the EYE. Inner beauty captivates the HEART!! ♥
January 31, 2014 6:22 am|
Very true… Inner beauty is what lasts longer and makes a person likeable.
February 4, 2014 2:29 pm|
Absolutely! Focus should be make our inner self beautiful. 🙂
January 31, 2014 7:27 am|
Nothing is more beautiful than what comes from within and shines so bright…absolutely!
February 4, 2014 2:30 pm|
Agree and nobody, not even age can dim that light!!
January 31, 2014 12:19 pm|
Beautiful quote and lines, shilpa:) Confidence is beautiful and Beauty comes from within . not through Botox treated faces and through artificially sculpted bodies..
February 4, 2014 2:31 pm|
You said it, Asha. These botox et al can never outshine a happy, confident, secure woman!!
January 31, 2014 1:04 pm|
True. Inner beauty reflects. Love the quote.
February 4, 2014 2:32 pm|
Thank you Alka 🙂
January 31, 2014 1:36 pm|
True that…. Inner beauty is true beauty!
February 4, 2014 2:32 pm|
Yessss…. it is! 🙂
January 31, 2014 2:52 pm|
Wow Shilpa, love it.True beauty is the inner beauty, glad there are people who can see that. An absolutely heartwarming and uplifting post.
February 4, 2014 2:33 pm|
Thanks a lot, Sulekha. Glad you enjoyed reading it 🙂
January 31, 2014 4:19 pm|
Hi Shilpa
Nice post! You are very true, beauty comes from the inner self confidence and goodness. I know many people who are such fine specimens, enough to make many heads turn but they really are perverted and loathsome beings from inside. Sadly, most people go for appearance only.
February 4, 2014 2:34 pm|
Oh yes, there are many like that!! If only, we’d learn to appreciate the inner beauty than the flawless skin and perfect figures!
January 31, 2014 4:54 pm|
Aaaahhh…how I wish ppl will look into the beauty of the soul !! Its this bad bad world, where only the fair looks matter !!
February 4, 2014 2:36 pm|
Aah! The world of stereotypes… fair is beautiful… when will we come out of such sad beliefs!
January 31, 2014 6:17 pm|
When a person is beautiful within it automatically reflects on the outer appearance. Yes, true beauty lies within.
February 4, 2014 2:37 pm|
Agree completely, Diana!
January 31, 2014 7:14 pm|
The saying that beauty is only skin deep is correct. Real beauty reflects in within a person. Very nice story.
February 4, 2014 2:37 pm|
Well said, Ma’am 🙂
February 1, 2014 4:01 am|
Very true Shilpa, true beauty lies deep within and so is visible only when seen from the heart…
February 4, 2014 2:39 pm|
Agree with that, Reshma! Outer beauty pleases the EYE. Inner beauty captivates the HEART!!
February 1, 2014 11:31 pm|
Beautiful Post 🙂
February 4, 2014 2:39 pm|
Thanks Praveen 🙂
February 2, 2014 9:14 am|
Agree, and a beautiful way of putting the subject matter across.
February 4, 2014 2:39 pm|
Thank you Anil 🙂
February 2, 2014 11:04 am|
Beautifully rendered ! Yes, true beauty can never be beaten or modified….and nothing can create it, either. It comes truly from within, the beauty of the heart !! 🙂
February 4, 2014 2:42 pm|
Agree with you, completely! Somebody said it so beautifully, people are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
February 2, 2014 1:17 pm|
Absolute delight, Shilpa. Love the way you depict beauty in carrying the light that adorns many lives:)
Cheerz
February 4, 2014 2:42 pm|
Thank you Vishal 🙂
February 3, 2014 3:59 pm|
yes, beauty comes from within…..true that!
And as always, brilliant take on the prompt! 🙂
February 4, 2014 2:43 pm|
Thanks Dreamszandclouds 🙂
February 3, 2014 6:35 pm|
Absolutely….It is all about inner beauty…Baaki Sab Bakwas
February 4, 2014 2:43 pm|
You are spot on… baaki sab bakwaas! 🙂
February 6, 2014 12:46 pm|
Nice one Shilpa – it’s the inner beauty that shines through and makes us beautiful. Something we should remind ourselves constantly.
February 6, 2014 11:33 pm|
Well said. Start believing what actually matters! Thanks Suzy 🙂