Let's consider that the majority of the world's most dangerous animals, plants, etc. are all considered pretty/beautiful things. . .
Let's look at how soulless the "Pretty People" (a.k.a. the 1%) tend to be when it comes to their inhumanity and willingness to do more than a tokens worth of charity. . .
Look at the corruption within the Big Money "Pretty People" world (in other words, watch DALLAS, DYNASTY and all those other classics that launched today's "Bad Girl" and "Jersey Shore" ignorance). See how duplistic and cut-throat the world of Pretty & "Talented" is or just how everyone was shocked to find an amazing voice hiding in the body of some rather butt ugly individuals the past few years.
Personally I've found that the less carnally appealing sorts; the humble and meek that thrive in life without all the "stuff" and who aren't fixated on the veneer, are far more "godly" and "pure" than all the pretty people out there. I think you'll find that the primary teachers of the spiritual world actually taught that carnal beauty and status rarely (if ever) indicates a genuine connection with the divine. Jesus and to some extent Buddha both taught against a glorified clergy and grand temples, more or less promoting the "God" resides within us and has nothing to do with our "appearance"
My encouragement would to read and gain a better understanding of the Beatitudes (the opening verses leading to the famed Sermon of the Mount). That handful of verses will tell you more about what is "divine" in god's mind -- what it views as good and beautiful. Nowhere do you find a description of J-Lo or Brad Pitt, etc.
I so look forward to the day that human beings actually learn what their scriptures say vs. buying into what they are told to perceive and accept.Statistics: Posted by Craig Browning — 17 Nov 2011, 22:46
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