Girl, you are beautiful too

 

They say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Es’cuse me (in Falz’s voice), what if you are checking yourself in a warped mirror, or what if there is no beholder? Then I guess it is time to watch “All of us are single,” the hit movie produced by Nwadike and Sons movie production, Alaba International Market, which you bought at the balablu highway from a running movie guy. You could choose to cosy up to a romance novel with an impracticable plot, so you can start crushing on the super-attractive hero. If you choose K-drama, your confidence in your imagination of yourself replacing the female lead would be shaky.

Okay, maybe you have reached the point where you are confident in how you look, wherever, in whatever, and what-time-of-the-day-ever, this article is not for you. I am talking to you who has never had acne breakout even when stressed, and you have hair with a brain of its own, so it can take care of its own business.

Yes, allow the rest of us to check almost all reflective surfaces in passing to check our beauty and see if our little insecurities are not giving us away, and to enjoy the given reflection of the moment.

A girl who just started sprouting breasts will keep checking out the mirror and trying out her mummy’s lipstick while dealing with the effects of the hormonal changes in her new body. It is not because she does not feel beautiful enough, but because she feels strange and only wants to highlight the parts of her that are visibly beautiful.

Have you ever seen someone you considered beautiful worry about how big her lips are, or how wide her hips were, and you want to scream at her “Snap out of it!” but you cannot, because the struggle is real. And just because you see her that way does not mean she sees herself the same way.

We humans constantly need to be reminded of something we already know. Sometimes, we have to get something under our noses pointed at to get it. Emotionally intelligent people who are sincere with their compliments will do so when necessary.

So, it is okay to check that glass door for your reflection while passing by. Just make sure you do not trip while doing so, as you are beautiful too, my dear.