Words of wisdom

[Coin]

beauty? i refer you to plato & keats, who've deliberated upon this concept for a very long time. In ancient greece, beauty was a sign of gods' favour, literally good-looking means god-looking. if you were unblessed with physical perfection, then you had been cursed, and so people would avoid you.

keats (approx 20 centuries later) holds that the true essence of beauty is truth. He draws heavily from the writings of Nietzsche, a german existential philosophist who held that the essence of language is to convey truth, and the deepest compliment you can pay to someone is the fullest truth that you know. Keats developed this idea further; telling someone the truth means that you become beautiful to them.

'beauty is truth, truth beauty,' – that is all /
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know

the stars at night are beautiful, because they only convey truth. they provide information on their distance, luminosity, size, etc., and it is up to us to interpret them. When we know the language of the stars, then the view becomes so much more impressive.

So, onto the bullying thing. Calling someone names, or fighting, or trying to blame others for their own problems, it just means that this person is projecting their issues externally; without od'ing on psychobabble, to feel bad about something, we need to accept that this person has the right to judge us.

putting it in perspective, if someone says that you are ugly, you have either neglected to show them truth, or they are projecting their issues onto you.

either way, give them a cuddle. show that you are sorry/that you care.

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