It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. ~Leo TolstoyThe Oscars are on tonight.
Tonight, hundreds of people are glued to their television sets.
Tonight, a parade of "beautiful people" march across the red carpet to be honored for their "contributions" to the world of visual entertainment.
And tonight, hundreds of women will stare into their mirrors and wish that they looked like Anne Hathaway or Natalie Portman.
They will wish to be beautiful.
Now, please don't get me wrong. I am not denying the beauty of those women who grace the silver screen.
However...
...beauty is not defined by fame.
What do we know about these women...really?
We know their names. Their faces. Perhaps we can recite their filmography or even some of their famous lines.
But that's all we know.
Beauty is not found in a list of accomplishments or in how many people know your name.
It is found behind your eyes. Beneath your skin.
It is not dependent on how much you weigh, how soft your hair might be, or even how gracefully you walk.
It's found in the way you live...
...in your treatment of others...
...in the words you speak...
...in your presence, your carriage, and your tone.
Beauty does not make the woman.
It is the woman herself that creates the beauty.
"Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised." ~Proverbs 31:30
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