RE: Spotlight Writing Contest #1 = "THE TRAP OF BEAUTY" (Original Article)
Thanks for your comment.
I cleared it that what I mean to say is that beauty is just a preference because there is no standard definition of it. You said that
Standard for beauty is somewhat objective
well again, you said on the basis of "CULTURES" or "LOCAL CRITERIA". That is again based on perception no? I understand you are saying it on the basis of majority, but if what majority does or feels is true, then everything the society expect from us would be reasonable and sensible, but its not.
To say all people are beautiful - means to find the beauty in everything as per my article. Obviously if people will search for the ugly then they will find the ugly in everything !! That again means its all about perspective so better it be good instead of bad.
I am refusing to define beauty so that we can learn to look for beauty and appreciate it, so that people don't judge on the basis of their opinions but instead know that beauty is already there and we just need to find it.
Actually, above statement is incorrect. To say all people are beautiful means no one is beautiful. What you are advocating is creating a society of monochrome monotony without any standards or reference.
@Alexander.alexis wrote a well-written post regarding the need for standards on the following post:
https://steemit.com/philosophy/@alexander.alexis/i-am-therefore-i-harm
By "refusing" to define beauty, you are negating appreciation not enhancing appreciation of beauty.