I
discovered that I am more flattered when people call me ‘smart’ instead of ‘lawa’.
Though everything must be balanced, intelligence ought to be slightly important
than beauty. You can fake beauty. You can put on makeup and appear presentable
for 4? 5? Hours? Then the concealer would seem cakey, mascara would smudge
underneath your eyes and lipstick would wear off along with the ‘beauty’. You
are thinking that you have the perfect 32-24-32 body but his definition of a smouldering body is 36-26-40. In the Victorian era, the more corpse-like you
appear, the more beautiful people considered you to be; the bustier you looked, the
more bachelors would be attracted to you. Now, well, tan and skinny scream the latest fashion. (Betulka ayatnya tu?)
Intelligence
is different. I consider it as part of your personality. The way you carry yourself,
the way you deal with problems, the way you respond to criticism and etc. Your intelligence makes people stay.
It amuses them, I guess. While ‘beauty’ can be achieved through make up,
surgery and Photoshop intelligence is not something to be gained in a short
period of time. It takes a whole lot of effort to read, to mingle with the
right people and to make judgement about subjective things, in fact. Not
everybody can do that.
Intelligence is eternal; beauty is ephemeral.
P/S: But do
put a little bit of makeup on. :P
Another P/S: I adore and despise Clare at the same time. Her writing is immaculate and people listen to her when she speaks. And people find her cute ,too. Isn't that annoying? hahahaha
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| She is, hands down, a bombshell. But she eventually committed suicide. Perhaps if she was prudent enough, her life wouldn't have ended miserably. |
