Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder: If They Don’t See It, So Be It

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As I woke up this morning, Bob Marley & the Wailers’s song “Could You Be Loved” popped into my head. I decided to listen to it out loud, and the lyrics “so while you point your fingers someone else is judging you” and “no matter how you treat him, the man will never be satisfied” stood out to me the most.

Of course, my brain goes into a whirlwind of thoughts on why all of this suddenly intrigued me.

The biggest lesson that conjured up in my mind was the need to accept myself and others as they are. Lead with compassion and love and not hate because no matter what you do or how you do it, not everyone will agree with you—also understanding that you will be alright regardless as long as you love yourself enough to move past it.

Don’t let the despise you receive from others turn you into a hater as well. Be the illuminated light to their darkness.

Living for the ego is the shadow itself. We spend many years trying to prove ourselves, our value, and our beauty but lose the true meaning of authenticity. If we put ourselves into the hands of others, then who are we undoubtedly? If the vision is in the eye of the beholder, aren’t we selling ourselves short?

We should be comfortable accepting and sharing our flaws because we all have them. Flaws, to me, are just imperfections that we place upon ourselves because we find them undesirable.

Could you accept love if someone loved you for you instead of who you portray to be?

Imposter Syndrome comes from feeling incompetent even though we experienced many accomplishments under our belt. We lose our balance throughout life, and these bumps in the road tend to change our character. We hold ourselves and our achievements in high regard and want others to see us in that brilliance, but the love inside of us should reflect just as high.

We shouldn’t quit just because someone got to the finish line before us. Coming out first doesn’t mean that your stride wasn’t victorious. There is always another chance to run the race. We should show sportsmanship to the opponent and congratulate ourselves on our execution. People might want to see you surrender, but we should always keep pushing, even if it’s in a different lane.

At the end of the track, Bob Marley repeated the words “say something.”

It’s imperative to stand up for ourselves; otherwise, we are giving up our originality to satisfy the comfort of others. If you don’t do it now, when will you and will you ever try? The only way is to accept and be comfortable with oneself because even ego and pride won’t satisfy everyone. We are all unique individuals, and that should be honorable instead of a punishment.

Bob Marley & the wailers — could you be loved. Genius. (n.d.). Retrieved November 11, 2021, from https://genius.com/Bob-marley-and-the-wailers-could-you-be-loved-lyrics.

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