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From: judy@ism780.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: what is beauty? - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 12-Jul-84 20:48:59 EDT
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ism780!judy    Jul 11 15:15:00 1984

OKay, I'll jump in on this one.

There is a difference between beautiful and attractive (as an attractive
female in Hollywoord I could write a dissertation on the subject).  And,
unfortunately, a lot of it comes from generic qualities.  It takes a
certain type of bone structure, skin tone, and body shape to really be
beautiful.  For example, the Swedish are among the most beautiful people in
the world.  And even the most beautiful Poles cannot compare.  (If I am
offending you, I'm of British stock and I don't think we rate that highly
either - Maggie's attractive but I wouldn't call her beautiful).

But these are only the basic essentials.  Without them it is VERY difficult
to become beautiful, but they don't necessarily mean beauty.  Add
an inner confidence,  a healthy glow, and a positive outlook and you've
almost got it.  But for the real thing, the person must have a level of
selflessness.  This is what brings out true beauty.  And we attractives
can do wonders for ourselves with the same thing.  People who walk around
thinking about how attractive they are are far less attractive than those
who spend their time being genuinely interested in the people around them.

I watched the Miss Universe Pageant this week and this is the quality that
made the difference to me.  The judges agree.  And it was, Miss Sweden.  But
she had no self consciousness about how pretty she was.  It was her selfless
involvement that made the difference.