A vintage napkin (from somewhere between 1998-2000 most likely) that I put in my daughters’ lunches before school.
Ever seen an ugly hero/heroine (besides Shrek) or a good looking villian? Why is that? Why do we think beauty equals goodness?
Drawing by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily.
Quote by Leo Tolstoy, 1828-1920, Russian Writer. Check out the movie ‘The Last Station’ for an enlightening and entertaining view of the last years of his life.
>Hi Agnes! I got a ton of responses on my FB when I asked this question. Someone mentioned the Victorian era being when they tried to scientifically quantify beauty and goodness. They made measurements and charts showing people with various types of faces and skulls were not beautiful and happened to be perverted and bad as well.
Very convenient that the characteristics they found to be bad just happened to be those of their enemies from Eastern Europe.
But in the end I think of them as separate things for the most part. I love beauty and can see it apart from goodness. But I also believe that the visual beauty I do see can be enhanced greatly by my feeling the goodness in someone.
I also have a broad definition of beauty. I love scars, lines, wrinkles, pores, sun weathered skin, etc. I find the unique and individual to be beautiful. Not to say I don't have my preferences for beauty, but I find it most every day in most any place I am. I also feel like I find goodness in many places every day as well.
What about you Agnes? What are your thoughts on it. If you want to join in the thread over at FB that is cool. http://www.facebook.com/marty.coleman
>You tell me Marty 🙂