Does outer looks matter more or inner beauty?

India
July 18, 2007 10:24pm CST
Who will want to lead a life someone who is really very beautiful but, is very harsh to others? Will you be happy with such a life? Well most of us prefer inner beauty to physical appearance.. But is that really true? today let me share with you a story that i read.. A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in a battle. He called his parents before going to his place. "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring home with me." "Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him." "There's something you should know the son continued, "he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us." "I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live." "No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us." "Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll find a way to live on his own." At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the police(of that place where their Son was when he had called Last). Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The grief-stricken parents flew to that Place and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know, their son had only one arm and one leg. The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don't like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are. Thankfully, there's someone who won't treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we are.
3 responses
@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
9 Nov 07
Hi, I do give importance to the character, personality and love.Beauty is attracted and is to be appreciated whereas good character, personality and love is moreover cannot be purchased. Beauty in some cases perishes according to the time.
@josh33 (120)
• India
19 Jul 07
well inner beauty matter a lot not outer but.. again in such a situation we all are very selfish.. i cannot say how i would have reacted..
@ChuckGel (244)
• Philippines
19 Jul 07
For me, outer beauty is useless without the inner one. For anyone cannot live with outer beauty alone. Lets try to make it a point, outer beauty can only be useful in a single time around but a person's inner beauty can be a great part of oneself forever. It is something that people when your gone could still remember especially to your loveones.