BY MICHELLE
When reffering to standards of beauty, people argue with each other all the times. Public attitudes to beauty vary from places to places. From where I grew up, a beautiful woman is traditionally defined as having long hair, always wearing maxi dresses or girly stuffs like that.
In my country, most girls are taught to be a good wife and a good mom in the future. They are expected to know how to take care of their families since the very early years of their childhood.
In my viewpoint, I do not agree with such traditional ideas. I think a woman will really shine when they are living up to themselves.
Nowadays, many women depend on cosmetic surgery to meet modern beauty standards. They also have to practice strict diet plan for weight loss in order to pursue perfect body measurements.
Their lives are in danger because their bodies are put to the limit that may lead to digestive disorders.
In fact, many people have been harming themselves not only with insane diet plan, but also with painful plastic surgery.
I wonder why we ignore these negative effects, we should ask ourselves this question: "Why do we have to torture ourselves for the beauty standards set up by others?"
Just like fashion, beauty standards change from times to times. From my point of view, we are likely to become pathetic losers if we pursue those standards. First, we deny our unique qualities then we blindly chase after some commercialized illusions called as "the perfect beauty".
So listen to me, my friend, if you are reading this essay, please think about what you could do to be yourself and love yourself.
For me, what I always want to do is to take care of my body, and I believe my face has its unique beauty. No plastic surgery can make me more beautiful than my original self.
So let's stay healthy, go to the gym, eat healthy foods. We can wear what we want, and do what we love. We will be so happy and gorgeous, for real.
I remind myself everyday that a pretty woman needs to be updated with knowledge, be ambitious about her own career and be independent financially.
But understanding the underlying qualities of beauty required us to have a multi-dimensional approach.
A truely attractive woman must be beautiful inside and out. It is important for a pretty woman knows how to treat people with her kind heart.
Most importantly, it is good for her to be confident, but not over-confident. If she forgets this, it will be disasterous after all.
To sum up, the best beauty standards for a modern woman should be a combination of her physical and mental health, her confidence and kindnesss.
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| My and my closest friend Julian |
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I remind myself everyday that a pretty woman needs to be updated with knowledge, be ambitious about her own career and be independent financially. |
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| This is Dylan, he is like my brother. Dylan said he is very proud of his Asian look |
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| With Julian, in the Bohemian bedroom at Nha Homestay, Da Nang |
