Inner beauty vs outer beauty: Which is more important?

Abhishree Balasubramanian
4 min readApr 20, 2021

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Over our lifetime, we are always told to be looking aesthetically pleasing to the outside world. People always think about the perfect beauty of image that has been built in the society over the years, which remains the constant guidelines for assessing and measuring beauty. Over the years beauty is not as much the feeling aspect of it as much as it is the definition stated by the society.

It has now become important to focus on the inner beauty of the person and not focus on the perfection of what is visible to the outer world. Because what you see outside can be soothing to the eye, but what kind of feeling you get when you are with that person is going to make sure the interaction and the person leaves a mark on your mind.

Inner beauty has the ability to touch the soul and make it feel joyful, there is a simple and yet deep impact it can make over any person. It is so subtle that we often tend to forget the significance of having and cultivating inner beauty. We forget that it is the warmth and the love that we receive from a person that makes it possible for us to feel the attachment with that person.

If you fail to see the beauty inside people, if you fail to make peace with the way you look because the society taught you that they are flaws, if you are not aware of how being a really good person from within can impact people, here are the reasons why inner beauty is more important than outer beauty.

Why Is Inner Beauty More Important Than Outer Beauty?

1.Inner Beauty Is Forever And Outer Beauty May Not Last

Inner beauty is something that lasts forever and the fact that it is all about the kind of person you are means there is a chance of your inner beauty to improve. Inner beauty is the kind of warmth and the kind of compassion you have for people, it is what you make a person feel. Outer beauty is all about the way you appear and your body looks, there is going to be a time when you will not look the same anymore.

But, inner beauty is something that will be the same, it will only get better if not the same. It is something that will last forever in the person. It is something that has the ability to make people love you no matter what. The kind of love and appreciation that is true, deep, and real. It is not based on trivial things that last for a while, they last for always and grow deeper and better.

That is why inner beauty never will die, and outer beauty will disappear the moment you stop supporting it with the light of the inner beauty.

2. Inner Beauty Is What You Can Choose

The reason inner beauty is of more importance is because of the fact that inner beauty is something that people tend to cultivate and grow in themselves. It is something we choose to have within us. We make it a choice to get rid of all the negativity within us and to make sure we are a better person. That is when we have beauty within us, it will make it impossible for people to fall in love with us.

But, outer beauty, the face, the skin, the hair, the feet, the eyes, and the nose, they sure are not things we choose. Then what exactly is the point of struggling to accept them, because the world feels otherwise. The definition of outer beauty is the stereotypical ideas proposed by the society. It has nothing to do with the way we really are. It has nothing to do with who we really evolve to be.

This is exactly what makes outer beauty insignificant and inner beauty the most importance. When you can choose, and you choose to be the best even when it is hard, you choose to make sure nothing can ever crowd your concept of inner beauty. Your struggle to a remain a beautiful person from within, irrespective of all the difficulties you encounter, increases the importance of inner beauty.

3. Inner Beauty Is What People Look At Anyway

At the end of the day, it is a relief to be able to stay with the person who you find accepting and caring. It will make a difference if you are with the person with the most amount of outer beauty and yet truly very unhappy. It will be of no importance to you how the person looks when you feel the bliss of being surrounded by people who truly love you.

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Abhishree Balasubramanian
Abhishree Balasubramanian

Written by Abhishree Balasubramanian

Iam Abhishree and am from India. Am currently pursuing masters in DTU, Denmark. Am a transgender women and have been fighting for LGBT rights in India.

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