Beautiful People

I live in a land of beautiful people. Everywhere you turn, in the grocery store, the cinema, the gas station, the person sitting next to you on the highway (seeing there's always traffic here), you can be sure to see a beautifully sculpted face or body nearby. Sure there are gorgeous women found in Brasil, Eastern Europe and Trinidad & Tobago [hahah] and sure there are hunk of babes found in London, Vancouver, South America, the Middle East, Germany, Africa, …I can go on J But the thing is that all these 'beautiful people' have been somehow drawn into one city, that being Los Angeles. Competition here is steep! Whether it be to star next to the BIGGER star in Hollywood films or to have or keep a mate, there's always competition. I've heard my girlfriends say more times than ever that dating in LA is difficult. They say, "OMG dating in LA is soooo hard!" or, "Guuuurrrrllll, I'm telling you these dudes out here ain't easy!" I must say that I disagree. Dating is QUITE easy in Los Angeles, its finding true love that is a bit more challenging.

We are a people of instant gratification and brainwashed into consumerism on a daily basis. Sure it's wonderful to have nice things and to get what you want or need straight away, but are we in the long run harming ourselves?

We must remember that although it is nice to live a life of luxury and leisure, that the true meaning of life is much more grand and significant. We must not become lost and blind-sided into living cookie-cutter ordinary and meaningless lives. We should set examples by living a life with love, respect and truth; one of contentment, gratefulness and ambition; searching and learning about what is our real reason for being here. So that we don't waste precious borrowed time to float away into the ocean of mindless individuals that try to primp and glue phony attachments to what is already beautiful.

Nadie es perfecto! ~ Nobody is perfect!

And everyone has their beauty it's just that everyone just doesn't have the eyes to see it. We constantly judge and make divisions and castes as to who is better than who based on how we look or how much money we have in the bank. We are human, but we don't have to be cursed with such petty human traits. We can be beautiful yet humble…in fact, I find that people who are most beautiful are those who don't emphasize so much on how they look but on how they treat people. They are the beautiful ones, the ones that radiate naturally because of their inner joy and beauty.

So they call it 'The City of Angels' and I do love living here. I won't lie and say I don't also enjoy seeing the glistening shirtless bodies running up and down the mountain when I go hiking, however eye-candy means nothing to my heart; as I know what it is that I crave, deserve, and ultimately will be blessed with once I continue to practice patience. I'm glad to know that I have eyes that enjoy the aesthetic and natural beauty around me, but also have eyes that dig deeper into an individual and see what it is that they're really about! J

I'm not saying its not okay to enjoy material things; by George yes! However one should always try to follow the mid-way or mid-path. Nothing in excess in life…a life of moderation; too much of anything usually isn't a good thing. For even if we smiled endlessly our mouth and gums would get tired, and if we didn't cry in pain, we would never know to move our hand from the fire or find out how glorious it feels to gain that extraordinary person/moment that would make our cloudy days a tad more bright! J

I will leave you with a small excerpt from 'The Teaching of Buddha', while doing some light reading the other night, which goes:

"….there is the tendency for people to disrespect the rights of others, to exaggerate their own importance at the expense of others, to set bad examples of behavior and, being unjust in their speech, to deceive, slander and abuse others…there is the tendency for people to neglect their duties toward others. They think too much of their own comfort and their own desires; they forget the favors they have received and cause annoyance to others that often passes into great injustice. People should have more sympathy for one another; they should respect one another for their good traits and help one another in their difficulties; but, instead, they are selfish and hard-hearted; they despise one another for their failings and dislike others for their advantages. These aversions generally grow worse with time, and after a while, become intolerable…

…Therefore, people should think deeply, should keep their minds pure and their bodies well, should keep away from greed and evil, and should seek good…"