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Thursday, December 16, 2021

"Be Strong, Be Kind, Be Beautiful"; this is an old Korean phrase (so I've heard), that stuck with me when I heard it years ago.  I couldn't say why it resonated with me so much, but my guess is that the side-by-side mentioning of strength with beauty has made me contemplate what it means to be beautiful (unsolicited opinions about life, that no one asked for,......coming up....turn back now). 

The world can seem vulgar and ugly; in many ways, the world is completely vulgar and ugly (the entertainment industry/Hollywood for example, is vulgar and ugly).  The ugliness of Hollywood has nothing to do with the faces of our celebrities; on the contrary, they're kept in better shape and better skin-care than most.  However, the ugliness comes from the non-physical.  This is the same with all people (celebrity or not). 

It's a constant, and daily struggle to live in a world that is vulgar and ugly, and not let it turn you into something that is also vulgar, and ugly.  A daily practice can help keep your barometer objectively set so that you recognize vulgarity and ugliness when you see it and, like all wise people, turn your head away from it. 

Time to begin.....


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