EMBRACE OURSELVES


Evening, peeps!! 😃

If I ask you what beauty is and how you perceive someone as beautiful, what would you say? Is it someone who has fair skin and rounded eyes? Or someone with a tanned skin and S-shaped body?
Well.. I have no answer for that!

BEAUTY; a word that has no absolute definition, and for me, beauty lies solely in observation. It has become a huge issue among adolescents (including me, of course) on how to be beautiful. Well, actually we are the victims of commercials to believe that we should be unhappy with our own physical flaws and feel the urge to beautify ourselves to please others. Needless to say, we want to be perfect (but no one’s perfect though), however, the pressure nowadays are higher due to all the cosmetics commercials or even plastic surgery. Until now, the concept of beauty has evolved and it is still evolving along the advancement of technology. The advertisement either it is on television or ads on YouTube, also portrays the ideal body for a man or woman in order to classify themselves as beautiful.

The anxiety of body image also has become a concern for the society nowadays as psychological issues arise drastically over the years such as bulimia, anorexia and manorexia. The person who is suffering from this needs to join rehab center and other clinics where they could seek help from the psychotherapists, but certainly not a plastic surgeon. It is important for teenagers especially, to learn to embrace themselves just the way they are. IT IS OKAY TO HAVE FLAWS – acne, scars, and sudden body changes - especially during puberty because of the hormonal changes in the body.

”And when you smile 
The whole world stops and stares for a while 
'Cause, girl, you're amazing 
Just the way you are”
Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are



The picture shows the ideal features of the face according to the society based on a beauty survey. This reminds me of my previous English class which Pn. Anita asked us to rank a few celebrities based on our perception of beauty, and of course, there are many outcomes (like… A LOT!!) even though there are only 13 people in my classroom. Truth to be told, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

All in all, beauty is subjective. Accept for who you really are, and be proud! You are beautiful and keep your focus away from dwelling on physical appearance.

Till next time, have a great weekend!!
Fatin

Comments

  1. Fakhira Nisa24 March 2018 at 21:54

    fatinnn, you gave me idea for my life motto : 'you're amazing just the way you are' hehehe

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