Beauty obsession

I often find myself wondering why so many people are so obsessed with beauty, with perfection. It's something that I find very difficult to fathom. I mean, as I've said before, I too want to look good, but I don't strive for perfection. And even when people do, it's one thing striving for your own perfection, but a whole different story if you admire beautiful people merely because they're beautiful. Surely other qualities must weigh in as well, surely a person cannot be admirable just by looking good?

Being bored at work, I've come across countless blogs about fashion and beauty, some with more self-distance than others. One particular blogger often puts up pictures of women that she finds beautiful, and then goes on and on about how amazing they look and how much she admires them.

I don't even know how to express myself on this matter, but I just don't understand! How is this relevant, who gives a rat's ass and what have these people ever done to improve the world that deserves our admiration?

Looking good when you're rich and famous is not a tough quest. First of all, it's your job to look good. I, too, would spend hours at the gym every day if I didn't also have to spend 8 hours in the office. I, too, would eat healthily all the time if I had someone cook my food for me or all the money in the world to buy the best food possible. I, too, would have glowing hair and skin if I had the time and money to get all the treatments that money can buy. And I, too, could have the trendiest and most eclectic style if I had a stylist, or at least time, energy and money to spend all my time shopping.

Yet, these aren't things that I wish for. Or that's not true, I wish I could have all those things, but I'm not prepared to work for them. They're just not that important to me.

I admire people who work to end world hunger, or those who try to mediate in a conflict between countries. Those who find solutions to combat aids, human trafficking, honor crimes.

I wish I could one day be one of those people. Odds are I won't, I just the wrong field of study, but you never know.