Neither beauty nor intelligence mean much (as far as earning a living goes) until one is older, and by that time both must have been developed and nurtured to be effective. Take the photo in my original post above as example. The woman in that photo is 47 years old. Yes, she was born with good genes that gave her the POTENTIAL to have a model's body, but she works incredibly hard to develop and nurture what "God" gave her. Her diet is incredibly disciplined. She does cardio, weights and yoga religiously. And, to be honest, she invests a significant amount of money in maintenance--hair coloring, laser procedures, facials, skin care, etc.
In short, intelligence takes no more development and nurture than beauty does, at least for those with a little age on them. The idea that beauty is purely natural, and that the beautiful don't have to work incredibly hard to be and stay beautiful, is a slander.
I accept that people put effort into preserving/enhancing their natural beauty, however, I personally do not value these things.
I don't mind if a 47 year old looks older than a 30 year old, and I despise the whole 'beauty industry' of laser prcedures, facials, skin care products and so on. I don't believe these contribute to the betterment of either the individual or humankind.
I have to accept that others with a different value system may admire or reward such things but it doesn't change my opinion.
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I understand. I just have one question: What do you value then? And why do you value it over, say, beauty? I imagine its because you view what you value to be more "deserved" or more "earned". That's the attitude I'm trying to challenge in his post. However, if what you appreciate is merely a matter of personal preference and your esteem for it is purely just because it pleases you subjectively, and not because you deem it to be objectively more worthy, then I'm in total agreement. Everyone is free to appreciate whatever strikes his fancy, and to disregard anything the doesn't.
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I value a lot of things. Philosophy, sciences, arts, self-exploration and spirituality come to mind first.
The reason I value these things has nothing to do with how much effort is put into them. It's just that these areas are more aligned with what I believe human life should be about. Search for answers as to why, where and who we are, interaction and expression of both rational thoughts and subconscious experiences.
As opposed to this, artificatial beauty enhancement to me seems like an attempt to defy nature and a rabbit hole of social pressure. Our society has embraced certain expectations of beauty and women feel pressured to try and meet these expectations. I believe spending hours a day doing one's hair, putting on make up or wearing obviously uncomfortable shoes and so on are neither enjoyable nor beneficial, therefore I don't consider it valuable.
But in the end, value is subjective. Just remember that value is not necessarily assigned based on effort.
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You were talking about someone who was "born with beauty". If you were born with it, chances are you will still be beautiful by the time you're 18. So you can start your career without doing much.
Looking good when you're 40+ is another story. I don't think that it's typical to start you career when you're 40+, so I don't think that's relevant to the discussion.
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