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什么才是真正美的标准?

致所有追求美的女孩们

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什么才是真正美的标准?
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前一段时间,微博上盛传不同国家对于“美”的不同标准:中国人喜欢清秀苗条的,美国人喜欢阳光丰腴的,英国人喜欢传统淑女的……看完一组图下来,我不禁扪心自问:为什么世界上不同地方对于“美”的概念存在差异甚至有时会大相径庭?什么才是真正的美呢?

从我个人经验出发,从小体型微胖的我会被小伙伴们取各种各样有指向性的外号,长大之后也会被人议论“怎么那么胖还在吃”;到了美国读书之后,却发现戴有色眼镜的人变少了,反而有些人会真心夸赞“You are so cute”。这其中到底是怎么一回事?

在我看来,东方美与西方美自古以来存在差别。排除推崇丰满美的唐朝,中国古代一向对美女形容为“柳叶眉,杏核眼,樱桃小口一点点,杨柳细腰。”而通过西方画家及雕塑家对于美女的刻画可见一斑的是,西方人更欣赏珠圆玉润之美。时间累积下来的传统影响了一代又一代的审美观念,也因此我们看到了在所谓“标准”图里不同地方对于美的不同定义。

其实,反过来想想,大家对于外表上的标准确实存在客观不同,但是对于“心灵美”的标准却是通用的。

健康自然是美。无论是在纽约大大小小街道上奔跑着的,还是国内健身房里挥洒汗水的,大家都已把锻炼这一概念深深植入心里。曾经听说过这样一句话,“汗水是女生最好的面膜,”无论在任何国度里、任何条件下,一个专注于健康生活、提升体能的姑娘永远要比一个只知道浓妆艳抹、每天“买买买”的女孩要令人欣赏。正所谓“清水出芙蓉,天然去雕饰。”

阳光自信是美。眼眉低垂、唯唯诺诺;开朗自信,侃侃而谈,我们大家会更喜欢和哪个女孩交朋友呢?答案不言而喻。此处我并非在强调咄咄逼人甚至是女权主义,只是想鼓励每个女孩可以从内而外散发出对自己的信心和欣赏。“无人赏,自家拍掌。”懂得欣赏自己,发掘自己的优点,改善自己的缺点,乐观积极,微笑迎接生活的每一天。

做最好的自己就是美。或许你喜静好独处,或许你爱笑好广交朋友,或许你身处热闹繁华的都市,或许你远居偏僻山庄,但这些都不影响你成为最好的自己。常常在想,这世界如此丰富多彩的原因就在于我们每一个人都是不同的个体,有着不同的灵魂。毋需仿照他人,无需追赶比较,成为这世间最好的自己,与此同时,也就成就了最美的那个你。

最后,和大家分享我自己的座右铭:不是永远的第一,却是永远的唯一。

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