Beauty

What are the characteristics of a beautiful person?

When one mentions beauty, they are usually referring to physical beauty. Beautiful hair, skin etc. However, it has been subtly instilled in our modern culture that beauty "comes from within" This idea is presented in various forms through movies and children's stories for example. Some people agree with this idea while many perceive it as irrelevant to the real or modern world. In the end of the day, what determines the meaning of beauty. To start with, it is definitely a subjective and varies from person to person depending on their views and perceptions. There is no doubt that beauty has a positive connotation, at a personal level, beauty comes from personality and therefor actions, how people act towards others, and what they do in order to improve what they do not agree with. Beauty is in respect, and open mindedness. One tends to think that everything that is foreign or different to what one is used to, is not beautiful. With all the diverse cultures and traditions that are present in the world, beauty is very relative. Personally, things that are representative are beautiful. For example, views about paintings and art work vary immensely from person to person, to me, if a piece of artwork represents a certain idea or reflects a certain culture or way of life, then it is beautiful. Furthermore, what is regarded as beautiful definitely changes over time. This idea is seen in many aspects of life,