Tuesday, July 7, 2009

the beauty of intelligence

Thank you everyone for your comments on my last post, they definitely made my day!!!!!!!
I think there is something really very appealing about a person who is intelligent. Personally I think obnoxious idiots grow old-very fast. And immaturity (like girls screaming hysterically for attention) is completely unattractive. But women--and men, of course-- who hold themselves well and show that there is a brain working behind their looks, seem to last forever in our society while the seeming airheads fade away.
For example just look at great icons--Audrey Hepburn, Coco Chanel, Reese Witherspoon (She's quite recent, of course), Katherine Hepburn. These ladies have been remembered fondly today for showing their individuality, wit, and intelligence. No one remembers the model who had a moment in the eighties or the actress who made a good movie playing every man's fantasy. They remember Audrey for her kindness, Coco for her fashion rebellion, Reese for her varied and brilliant filmography (wait she can play a smart blonde bimbo, a funny, dowdy suck up, a freaked out wife of an accused terrorist, a country star icon, and manage her kids?! Ryan Phillipe, you bastard!), and Katherine for her feminism.
If you're worried about boys (After all most of these ladies didn't exactly have the typical fairy tale), don't. Boys have their own agenda, whether you want to believe it or not. The beauty and transcendence of being an intelligent individual is that men are not necessarily needed. Don't get me wrong, I've been ready to meet my prince Charming since I was five years old, but the thing is (and I'm still learning) that men do not equal happiness. There are other elements in life that are more important. And anyhow, like my mom always said, boys may screw around with the airheads, but they don't marry them. =)
So the next time you feel like reenacting an episode of Girls Gone Wild or acting dumb, just remember that there is an aura that surrounds an intelligent girl that nothing but the quiet confidence in ones own abilities can create.

10 comments:

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  2. Great post. Also I adore that pic of Coco.

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  3. You are SO totally right. Point one, men sooner or later ( usually later, most of times even too late, but still ) grow tired of airheads. Point two, Men aren't everything. Look at coco. She was an intelligent woman who wanted to do things her own way, going against everyone and everything, breaking the rules of convention, and still, she died alone, unmarried, and i just don't want to believe that she couldn't have a man, she probably could have had plenty. But when you have a working brain, you just don't stick with the first man that seems to like you. So she probably found they were all unworthy.
    And i bet she wasn't that miserable. Men mostly bring trouble and tears wherever they go.
    Point three: Stupid girls are a pityful sight really. Very, very pityful.

    PS: thaaanks for your comment that was so nice of yours, :D It's kinda hard at the beginning, with no visitors and all, so imagine the joy in actually finding one comment at last xD

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  4. Interesting post love the blog xoxox

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  5. A really great interesting post. You bring up such true points!
    I agree with them all of course, and I am also sick of airheads and their waste of air and space (Am I being to harsh?!)

    xx

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  6. I think true beauty is in intelligence,humility and kindess. Loved reading this honey
    xx
    marian

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  7. agreed. trying to mold yourself into the kind of woman a patriarchal society tells you to be is a waste of time. being informed and spending time developing your brain and creativity is essential.
    x
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  8. Agreed...REAL men are not impressed by airheads, they lose their appeal very quickly.


    With that said...yeah I got LA Candy haha! Le sigh...
    :)

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  9. This is so true, and it's so sad when girls don't realise how amazing they are just for being them and being smart.

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