Visual Creatures

I just read a cute story with an interesting opener. It starts off with one of the main characters in the hospital. He has been in a terrible auto accident and has been blinded. His fiancee entered the hospital room and proceed to fawn all over him in what was described as her typical fashion. As the story progressed, the main character was slowing discovering that he was less fond of the fiancee that he previously found lovely and endearing. The fiancee was petty, jealous, vain and downright mean.

That lead me to question why he had not noticed these flaws sooner. It was mentioned in the story that the fiancee was a rather attractive woman.  The male character in the story I read was frequently distracted by a wink, giggle (which he no longer thought was cute) or well positioned cleavage. I could not find it in me to condemn him for his error. It seems as if he, as many of us do, got caught up in the packaging and neglected to inspect the package itself. I speak from experience on this matter. I can recall a few times that I was so distracted by the visual appeal of a person that I disregarded some very significant differences in our personalities and belief structures.. I'm not talking about those cute little quirks like him being a fantasy football fanatic or my compulsive need to have a perfectly coiffed head of hair. I'm talking about me being a practicing Christian and him being an outspoken atheist. (Take it from me, sex can only do so much.Eventually you have to get out of bed.)

I will take it one step further. Look at how we treat children. All of us has seen that cute child in need of a healthy does of good old fashioned discipline. However, the child's misdeeds are glossed over because they are "so darn cute". I shudder as I think of the message that this is sending to the youth.

So my question is this: Have you ever excused/ignored behaviors simply because of the way a person looks?

The Henna Chronicles Part II

I think I can officially be called a henna-head. After henna-ing my hair for the second time and wearing it curly, I can see the benefits of this practice. my hair is smoother and easier to manage. Ive gotten tons of compliments on my hair since the second application. This most definitely is becoming part of the monthly routine. I would do it every other week, but it's a time intensive process.