Have you ever thought about why we always try to look good? Why we show off or who we're trying to impress? You can read in any magazine that you shouldn't put any stock in other people's opinion or judge a book by its cover, but in most cases we do the exact opposite. When we meet people, we always look at their clothes, and they can tell us a lot about a person, although we know some people pretend to be someone else. So they either copy the style of their idols or try to match some character that isn't theirs. We have a saying in my culture: "When we arrive, they see our clothes; when we part ways, they remember our minds". I can definitely say a lot of people live by this maxim in my country. Some people are so obsessed with their clothes that they feel the need to announce what brand of underwear or bra they wear. It seems so childish to me. Of course, I understand why people buy all these fancy clothes - it's a way to announce their social status or attract attention. But clothes is half the battle. What's more important in our appearance is the body. And even though God created us as perfect beings, there are people who try to tune or modify their bodies significantly, which sometimes drives me crazy. Because I once saw a guy with a Joker's smile tattooed on his face. It was so creepy.
Speaking for myself, I can say without any hesitation that I feel better when I look better, so the key to feeling good is looking good. A lot of beauty companies know this and use it to persuade people to buy their products like skincare creams, shampoos, supplements, for example, fish oil or multivitamin gummies. I have lots of friends and some of them seriously look after their health, watch their diet and other stuff, but they look absolutely the same way as the ones who get shitfaced every weekend. In other words, they're just wasting their money. In my opinion, our health and appearance mostly depend on our genetics, and the best things you can do for your body are to keep to your sleep schedule, watch what you eat, get regular exercise and reduce stress in your life. It's cheap and effective.
I think young people want to look good because they want to attract the opposite sex and find a significant other, but I can't find a rational explanation as to why older people try to look good. And this is really very intresting to me. Some couples, after decades together, start to feel unloved and begin to question their attractiveness. It all starts with one classic question: Where did the sparkle in my eye go? He or she doesn't love my anymore, they think. As a result, they try to find validation of their sexual attractiveness on the side. But what amuses me more is why our parents, who are way past their 60s or into their 80s, still care how they look? And I think I have an answer. Let me share with you my own insights.
When my last grandfather moved in with my family from the country a few years ago, I noticed he didn't consider himself old. It really seems absurd to me when my grandfather doesn't want to use a cane, although he told me how he once lost his balance and ran into some people on the street. I feel like he thinks he would look too old with a cane, but that's ridiculous. He is 84, by the way. Some of my friends ask their parents over the phone how they're doing and they all unanimously say everything's fine. A short time later, my friends find out that their parents are actually losing their hearing and having problems with their vision, for example. But the parents never complain about it, and the strangest thing is that they don't want to wear glasses or a hearing aid. I think the main reason for that peculiar behaviour is that they just don't want us to worry about them and focus on our own lives, knowing how many struggles we face. It's so sweet. They know if they complain, we'll try to help them. So, we all try to look good not only to impress others or attract attention but in some cases, so that those closest to us don't worry about us.
