The Search for Beauty

-Wisdom is not nourished so much by knowledge as by the experience. Time allows us to see the truth by reflecting on it.-

This is the story of a wise man, criticized by many and understood by few.
Whenever he saw a beautiful woman, he used to say: ” Leave at once, because you only hide your ugliness.”
And to the not so beautiful, he would say: ” How much beauty you have, you are only hiding it a little bit.”
It was evident how upsetting and uncomfortable this was for many but at the same time, some recognized his wisdom.
Somebody dared to ask him: ” Why do you talk to those women in that way? Can your eyes see well or is there a hidden message that nobody has been able to decipher?”
And the wise man answered in a very kind way: ” Since you are looking for the truth and because your question is sincere, I will reveal the answer.”
Then, he pointed to a very beautiful flower: What do you see here?” he asked.
“Beauty, exuberance” said the man who asked.
” In a few days, it will become a withered flower, the true beauty has to overcome the passing of time, otherwise, is like a spell, a passing fantasy where we can confuse truth. And now, look to the other side, to that withered flower, what do you see there?” said the wise man.
” I see old age, death, I don’t see beauty” said the man asking.
” There, I see beauty because it was what inspired her to be what she was in life. And this is what we always must search for: Inner beauty, this does not mean that I don’t see the surface or that I don’t understand it but I want to warn with my attitude that it is necessary to look beyond, since what is beauty? Beauty is virtue.
Search for virtue and you will always have beauty in front of you.” said the wise man.

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~ Oscar Basurto Carbonell
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