Pretty v. Beautiful
In this image-obsessed society in which we live, many people are overly concerned with their looks. Looks which, to be perfectly honest, are more a matter of genetic luck, than a means to judge a person. When I encounter someone whom societal norms would consider “pretty,” I think that this fortunate individual was given a set of genes that would make life a bit easier, but I don’t wish I could be more like that person. That person’s facial structure may allegedly make him or her more attractive, but it can’t make them beautiful. I don’t overly concern myself with my own appearance (yes, I know...thanks Captain Obvious), and I don’t judge you by your looks either. Yes, a person can be pretty and beautiful, but a person can also be pretty and not beautiful. The old saying claims that “beauty is skin deep” but I beg to differ...for me, pretty is skin deep, while true beauty is so much more. True beauty is not contained in one’s skin; but rather in one’s thoughts, one’s actions, one’s