An Aesthetic View

As promised, I have not written anything new. Here is something I had written a while ago. Bear with it for the time being :D

Looking good seems to be getting a lot of importance these days. Women, young or old, want to ‘look’ perfect.

A sparkling smile, cute dimples, doe-like eyes, a dainty nose, a well-defined chin, perfect figure with a streamline love-handle, and that curve…and lots more…you name it and they want it.

And why not if it is all available at your doorstep just by paying a few bucks??

Well, this is the increasing trend these days esp. in the oh-so-delicate sophisticated classes, where the frills in their dresses and the curves of the body matter more than the curves in their brains! Strange, aint it?

And what is worse is that our modern medical sciences are not only supporting but also encouraging this growing fad. Just to name a few of the many techniques available to change any simple looking girl to mirror-cracking material:

Rhinoplasty (costs Rs 20,000-40,000)

Face lift (Rs 25,000)

Liposuction (Rs 20,000-40,000)

Tummy tuck (Rs 50,000-70,000)

Others are line erasure, the latest LASER techniques and the most wanted of cosmetic world-BOTOX!!!

The tag line for all remains ‘quick, no pains, no efforts…just become Ms. Perfect!’

But then I’m here to give my personal view which strongly suggests that you don’t become Ms. Perfect. What you do become is Plastic Perfect!

I fail to understand how and why this trend started. Initially, I thought I is a come and go thing but the startling growth in its popularity has proven me very very wrong. Recently one of my friends changed the contour of her nose, she always felt it was directed more towards the left (honestly speaking, I could never make out the difference!). It took me several days to get used to her new avatar! She looked very fine without all that nose scraping also but then she just won’t listen. There’s more to it…now she thinks the nose has shifted more towards the right & is thinking of another surgery! I won’t be surprised if there’s no nose left with her and by then may be our science would come up with something like a complete nose transplant!!

Anyway, young people have that reputation of being crazy but what happened to the ‘age brings wisdom’ people?? What is wrong with all the women in their late middle age. From Pooja Bedi to Hemamalini, they are all the helping in the boom of this industry. The most sought-after product indubitably remains Botox. It inhibits the release of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction so that the muscle never gets the message to contract. Sounds creepy…doesn’t it??

Laser techniques have almost caused a revolution. No pains, but lots of gains! At least that is what their literature tells us. Sounds fishy to me!

Okay fine, all said and done, no pain, no exercise (a great relief to all those lazy bones), no diets (great relief who just cannot resist chocolates & cakes), no side-effects (that is what they claim) but money is definitely involved. Why waste your hard-earned money on things that are immaterial, short-lived, impertinent and absolutely useless!

The truth remains that your nose contour, waist-hip ratio, number of wrinkles and the arrangement of teeth can never have any value more than the qualities of hard work, sincerity, honesty, humanity and all the warmth and love you share with the others. Is it really possible to have a beautiful smile jus by getting an artificially defined jaw line, cheek & chin implants and Botox injections?? I really don’t think so.

Believe in yourself. Know you are beautiful. Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder and not in a surgeon’s scalpel, or an injection or even a laser beam. And as someone has said, wrinkles come where smiles have been :)

Here’s simple test I advise to those who still disagree with me. Just think of all the people whom you love the most…parents, siblings, friends, relatives, spouse, children and others. Now think of all the world-famous good-looking people…the movie stars, models etc. Who is more beautiful to you???

See…you have the answer!!

[P.S.- I simply loved the picture. The wrinkles add to her charm :)

Source- Google Images, it is a drawing by Azhar Abbas http://fineartamerica.com/featured/red-indian-old-woman-azhar-abbas.html ]