Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Beauty vs Character

God designed a woman to attract a man. Her beauty guarantees that she is noticed, wanted & valued by the man. A man is first attracted by a woman's beauty & body; this is a natural reaction to which we men can do nothing about. This is not to mean that men are promiscuous, NO. It is a man who approaches a woman and being attracted to a her enhances the act of man & woman being joint as one. There's nothing immoral in being attracted to a woman as a man. From the beautiful hairs of her head to the tender soles of her feet, a woman is adorable and that's why our great grandman, Adam, beheld the beauty of the woman and said it was bone of bone & flesh of flesh. Now, it is saddening that we men have come to judge every woman by her outward looks. Yes, I know you have many views here but for now, you can keep them to yourself. From reality, we men leap into the perfect world of fantasy and hope to retrieve an ideal woman. More often than not, we come out from the adult "Disney" land when it's too late, with a beauty we longer call so, a decay in the bones as the Bible puts it by our side. It's from this effect that some women not confident enough in themselves (for whatever reason) tend to artificialise their beauty. Don't get me wrong, we appreciate and recognise efforts in a woman to make oneself presentable but we still believe it goes hand in hand with modesty. Some extreme extents reached by some women to beautify themselves rather portray desperation, immaturity and ignorance above all. This extreme measure, a noble woman will not take. This now even brings us to what a noble woman is!
There's nowhere to get the best description of a noble woman than Proverbs 31. The scriptures therein speak not of any beauty but it's evident that the inward beauty possessed by this virtuous woman is reflected outwards. The character of this woman is stunning and is what stands of her when her outward beauty has faded, when make-up can no longer make any difference. Now, this is a woman whose outer beauty will last to her man. It's the virtues possessed by the woman that will determine whether she will stand the ultimate litmus test of time regardless of how attractive, sexy or beautiful she might be considered. Again, a woman's outer beauty will ALWAYS fade with time... coz the Bible says beauty is vanity; it won't last, but character will outlive it. Yes, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. But then, in what context? ...then if love were blind, then marriage would be an eye-opener.
So, much as we are naturally attracted to a woman's outer beauty as men, we ought to go beyond that outward appearance of a woman if we want to consider her more than just a mere woman. This is a natural challenge which every man that wishes to join union with a woman ought to face. It is every man's own battle, whether taken serious or otherwise.

When it's all been said and done, the outward beauty then will mean nothing but the character in this your woman will matter, to determine the type of life you will live to the end of your days.

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