In this colorful world, there are two very different kinds of people, and that is men and women.
Since ancient times, women have been widely believed to be a symbol of beauty, and this concept has been used in paintings, photography, and stories.
Just like Jia Baoyu said in "Dream of Red Mansions", women are made of water.
Indeed, a woman's looks, figures, and even pleasant voices and elegant postures constitute a charming landscape.
However, despite the abundance of capital that God has endowed women, only a part of women are able to fully display them.
Like a flower, a woman exudes a unique charm at every stage of life.
Whether it is the innocence of a girl, or the tenderness of a wife, or the love of a mother, whether it is young or mature, elegance is always a woman's most valuable asset.
We all know that elegance can make a woman more beautiful, but the definition of elegance is often elusive.
In the book The Power of Women, the author delves into the true meaning of elegance and illustrates it with an example.
There was once an advertisement that depicted a tranquil seaside with the sun shining on the blue sea.
A beautiful woman sits quietly on a beach chair, dressed in a simple dress and holding a book in her hand, reading intently. Her face was filled with a smile of serenity and contentment, as if she was at one with the beauty around her......
However, this simple and serene scene shows not just material luxury, but a kind of inner peace and fulfillment.
"Elegance is not supported by external luxury, it comes from inner cultivation and wisdom. ”
True elegance does not depend on the accumulation of money, and material abundance can only make people wander in the superficial glitzy world, but it cannot give birth to true elegance.
Elegance is an intrinsic quality, a charm that radiates from the inside out.
It stems from a woman's self-confidence, knowledge, kindness, and humility, which is gradually cultivated over the years.
An elegant woman not only pays attention to the external image, but also pays more attention to the inner growth and cultivation.
Women should cherish the capital given by God, constantly improve their inner qualities, and show their charm with true elegance.
Whether in the bustling city or the quiet countryside, whether young or old, elegant women will become the most beautiful scenery in people's eyes.
In many people's minds, fashion and elegance go hand in hand. Admittedly, hipster can be seen as "elegance after getting rid of the vulgar", however, hipster itself is essentially a short-lived fashion trend.
When people think of Paris, the first thing that comes to mind is the fashion capital. Women there seem to have become synonymous with elegance, and the fashionable style of Paris is also seen by many as a model of elegance and is widely spread.
But in the face of the test of time, no fashion can become a timeless fashion.
The development of society is changing with each passing day, and the frequency of fashionable replacement is getting faster and faster.
After every trend passes, new trends soon take their place, and old fashions are constantly being eliminated.
Hipster is just a relative elegance that doesn't stand the test of time.
Bacon, a materialist philosopher, thinker, and writer, believed that the elderly had an elegant demeanor. Indeed, elegance is closely related to the precipitation of time.
In the elderly, we are more likely to see that extreme elegance. Although young people are full of youthful vitality, they are still slightly insufficient in the accumulation of inner cultivation.
Although we can't keep the pace of time, we can retain the substance and elegance.
Even after the passage of time, they are still able to endure for a long time.
Look at those elegant women, such as Audrey Hepburn, who is known as the "angel who fell into the mortal world". She not only has a calm posture and rich life experience, even when she enters her old age, time has carved the vicissitudes of time on her face, she still maintains her elegance.
This elegance contains a texture that has been precipitated over the years. That calm atmosphere makes her whole person look calm and confident, which is the most gorgeous and simple beauty of elegant women.
True elegance not only depends on the external fashion, but also comes from the inner cultivation and the accumulation of years.
Only by constantly improving our own connotation and cultivation can we show true elegance in the flow of time.
Elegant women have independent thoughts and opinions. They are as gentle as water, but they are not too dependent on others. They have their own unique outlook on life and values, and they are not attached to anyone.
In life, they love what they do and provide financial security for themselves.
They are independent and can show an elegant posture at all times and in all places.
As Shu Ting portrayed in "To the Oak Tree": "If I love you, I will never be like a climbing flower, showing off myself through your high branches...... I must be a kapok near you, standing with you as the image of a tree. ”
How can you make yourself more elegant? The author also offers some advice in the book.
For example, reading books to enrich knowledge, maintaining a neat appearance, paying attention to daily body posture, being optimistic and positive, smiling and being polite, reducing criticism, speaking softly, controlling the speed of speech and expressions.
These habits either make us appear elegant, or they are the opposite of elegance.
And as Bacon said, "The beauty of form is better than the beauty of color." And the beauty of graceful behavior is better than the beauty of form. Most of the beauty is something that the painter cannot express, because it is difficult to visualize. ”
Temperament is an intangible capital that needs to be gradually cultivated through experience and environmental influence. It cannot be disguised by makeup, dressing.
Yishu also said: "A truly temperamental woman never tells others what books she has read, where she has been, what clothes she has, or how much jewelry she has, because she is not inferior." ”
Elegant women have the qualities of independent thinking and autonomy. They are independent in their lives and show unparalleled elegance.
To improve one's graceful temperament, one needs to cultivate good habits and inner cultivation.
Temperament is an indescribable beauty that requires the accumulation of time and experience. True elegance comes from inner confidence and self-esteem.