Posted by Jai Narayan on December 25, 2003, at 9:21:27
In reply to Re: life has a way of changing the picture, posted by Dinah on December 25, 2003, at 8:37:03
> > < I see old photos of myself and I wonder who I was. That is so strange. I am in awe of my own lost beauty.
<the beauty I see that is gone: my single chin...now I have a double. My skin...Oh my.When I was a child I wanted to be pretty and I would ask my mother about beauty.
She would say:"There are people who look pretty when I first meet them. Then I get to know them and their beauty fades.
There others who are not pretty but when I get to know them they become beautiful because of an inner beauty.">One of my all time favorite quotes was from the wife of a good friend, looking through his old photos "Oh! You used to be pretty!".
<I like the truth of the matter...
our hearts and souls have a stunning beauty that can transform any outer shell we have to wear while on this planet.
I now know that the beauty is radiating from within.
I have often thought about the fact I have never seen any of you in person and I can see beauty come shining from a kind, loving and up lifting posting.
poster:Jai Narayan
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