Dear diary prompts
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whitewriter What values do you consider most important in life (honesty, justice, altruism, loyalty, etc.)? How do your actions align with those values?
Thought I'd start with a big one.
Functionality over beauty.
Why would you want to put lipstick on a pig. Just plastic surgery, the removal of our identities to all look like barbie dolls on the outside. when really we could be using the money for, our own financial security : hey the pension might not be there for you ladies, for the betterment of our society -- or even just for the genuine pleasure of travel or relaxation (like massages or, gym memberships, or even brunch with your mates). Like i'm not against ... feeling good about yourself- but feeling good shouldn't come from a need to buy makeup to put paint on your face, to like hide your true appearance. Your friends should love you for you. Your colleagues should admire you for how well you do your work and help out and comeserate in bad times. Not because you have 1 less foreheadline on your forehead.
Like what are we as a society when we can't just look like how we look the way nature intended?
Botox for migranes or contractures, totally understandable.
But a wrinkle isn't going to ruin your ability to work or have fun.
like come on.
Who are we kidding here? That we aren't all getting older?
Like sure. Special occasion comes up, someones getting married, put on some lipstick and foundation and get your hair done at the hairdresser. Or hey starring in a movie, like I get it.
But in the every day doldrums of life, the just going to the shops or writing a novel or taking the kids to school or whatever you do. Just, Lets be real people.
This is what makes us human I suppose, as opposed to being primitive animals in the bushes but we are literally killing ourselves for the superficial nature of it all.
What elderly person ever says "I wish i had gone to the hairdresser more and used more make up when I was younger" or "I wish I had gotten botox and some liposuction like, 50 years ago."
Said no one ever, and you'd have to think why. Because when your on your death bed your going to be wishing you climbed that mountain or went on that holiday with your mates, Not.... .... buying that bag that cost $7grand yesterday and oh now it's gone up in price cause some very clever person is trying to take advantage of our weakness as humans to value what other people covet. We should be valuing substance instead of superficiality.
Thought I'd start with a big one.
Functionality over beauty.
Why would you want to put lipstick on a pig. Just plastic surgery, the removal of our identities to all look like barbie dolls on the outside. when really we could be using the money for, our own financial security : hey the pension might not be there for you ladies, for the betterment of our society -- or even just for the genuine pleasure of travel or relaxation (like massages or, gym memberships, or even brunch with your mates). Like i'm not against ... feeling good about yourself- but feeling good shouldn't come from a need to buy makeup to put paint on your face, to like hide your true appearance. Your friends should love you for you. Your colleagues should admire you for how well you do your work and help out and comeserate in bad times. Not because you have 1 less foreheadline on your forehead.
Like what are we as a society when we can't just look like how we look the way nature intended?
Botox for migranes or contractures, totally understandable.
But a wrinkle isn't going to ruin your ability to work or have fun.
like come on.
Who are we kidding here? That we aren't all getting older?
Like sure. Special occasion comes up, someones getting married, put on some lipstick and foundation and get your hair done at the hairdresser. Or hey starring in a movie, like I get it.
But in the every day doldrums of life, the just going to the shops or writing a novel or taking the kids to school or whatever you do. Just, Lets be real people.
This is what makes us human I suppose, as opposed to being primitive animals in the bushes but we are literally killing ourselves for the superficial nature of it all.
What elderly person ever says "I wish i had gone to the hairdresser more and used more make up when I was younger" or "I wish I had gotten botox and some liposuction like, 50 years ago."
Said no one ever, and you'd have to think why. Because when your on your death bed your going to be wishing you climbed that mountain or went on that holiday with your mates, Not.... .... buying that bag that cost $7grand yesterday and oh now it's gone up in price cause some very clever person is trying to take advantage of our weakness as humans to value what other people covet. We should be valuing substance instead of superficiality.
