“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” If I do, the day wins–sorry. The Bard notwithstanding, there will be many a summer’s day after my youthful looks (hah!) are long gone, and yes, dear reader, you must endure the same fate! Poor William, he had it backwards. Physical beauty is nice, but it is fleeting. We’re fortunate to live in a day when looks can be preserved for so long (and so cheaply, too!!), but physical beauty will pass, nonetheless.
For that reason, let’s talk about other kinds of beauty. That summer’s day, for instance. True, it appears to be fleeting. Unless you live in the southern hemisphere, there aren’t many around right now to compare to anything. But that will change. There are more sunny days ahead. It’s easy to lose sight of that, easy to think that gloom is permanent. But it passes.
So let’s seek beauty in places that will not disappoint us, or get us in trouble for that matter. Getting back to what I was trying to say in the first place, our youth and beauty will pass. I find it healthier to look in the mirror less, and out the window more. “So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”
