Being Beautiful

Hey!

One of the most beautiful days of our lives is our birthday. All smiles on this day. The silver lining is when the sky turns grey and the clouds cry. 

People post pictures, make videos and give gifts but the only thing that we forget is to thank one's existence and appreciate their beauty. 

Beauty can't be idealized. To be honest, it doesn't even have a perfect definition even though the dictionary might say otherwise.

The most beautiful people are the ones who are beautiful inside out, the ones that smile away when they're appreciated, and have tears in the side of their eyes when they laugh. We meet them every day and they are the ones that make us feel alive.

Giving you a quick update on how I spent the last few days- Collecting smiles and making memories.

During the lockdown, the one thing that got neglected is self-appreciation. And most people don't accept they are beautiful and those who are truly beautiful don't know that they are. 

I wanted this day to be the day my life changed, like a mirror image of my past. Today is the day I've got nothing to lose and so much to learn. 

The one thing that rushed to my mind like a breeze in the summer heat was how my beautiful mom and so many other people aren't appreciated. 

The people who are still working-moms, government officials, teachers, doctors, security guards, cashiers, autowalas(the list goes on because life hasn't really stopped)- and are doing what they do for us.    

Working on this simple experiment or rather call it a reality check, I went to beautiful people asking if they'd like to be a part of my project. Even those of them who are camera conscious quickly and gladly said yes. I recorded a video of them reacting to what I say. 

Here's how beautiful people react to being called beautiful:

                                      https://youtu.be/nUqNV6Uu8cU

At the end of the day, it was all smiles again. 

Happy birthday to a million smiles. 

Happy birthday to a new reason and memory that people will remember.

Happy birthday to a beautiful you,                                                                   

you are beautiful today and every other day you don't realize when you are busy graciously growing older. 

Today is a day closer to collecting a lifetime of memories.

To a beautiful you and many more smiles, 

I'll be back with more words and thoughts.

:)

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