Beneath the Flesh
(Soul beauty is real; Earthly appearance is artifice.
There is a reality hidden beneath the illusion of this world. Reality can be understood, but cannot be proved. Even the secularist senses it, though only with suspicion. Many scientists recognize it, although their discipline limits what they can say to only what can be measured.
Measurement is limited to the “physical” world, which is only part of reality.
I don’t say this to convince anyone of anything, but only to introduce some unprovable notions I understand as true.
When Souls tumble from Heaven to Earth, they are assigned bodies to mask their true selves. What sort of body they receive is decided by God; for reasons only He understands.
Many bodies are attractive, many more are not.
What you do with what you got, is what the World-as-Stage is all about.
Attractive people must struggle with the slight guilt that comes with unearned approval.
Unattractive people must struggle with overcoming the problems that come with being dealt a bad hand.
I think women are more conscious of this than men.
Men are more likely to think of their bodies as being pretty darn good, or at least pretty good. Woman are more likely to obsess on every imperfection of their body. This is true whether they are beautiful or not. Physical maintenance is front-of-mind.
Men only lavish this much attention on their cars.
Woman lavish attention on their bodies, not out of vanity, but the opposite.
Ladies are practical. Men are more likely to follow passion and to hell with whatever else is actually going on. Ladies can’t do that. They have children to raise and nests to maintain. Male predisposition is to protect & provide for mother and child.
At least thats the way it was until modern wisdom discovered all sorts of reasonable reasons men and women should submit to ideas that don’t feel natural.
In the modern world, appearance has more clout than virtue. Seeming, seems more true than, being. As a result, women invent the appearance expected of them and men do the same.
All strive to turn their walk-on role into a best-supporting-actor award.
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Looking good is conflated with being good.
It’s a lie.
Both stagecraft and makeup hide the true beauty of Cinderella and the true ugliness of Prince Charming.
Beneath the flesh, the Soul-body of both men and women has always been beautiful. Beneath the flesh is the true appearance of every Soul.
Homely women are revealed as fetching beauties. Homely men are revealed as tall and handsome.
Soul beauty is real; Earthly appearance is artifice.
Here on Earth, appearances matter very much. It’s well known that looks are only skin deep. Nonetheless, very few people act as though they believe it. Most people are caught up in the stage show of Earthly existence.
Artful-Theater convinces even those in the audience who know better.
On 5/6/1985, The House was investigating the 1980 farm crisis. Three actresses were called to testify before the House Democratic task force on agriculture.
Jessica Lange, Jane Fonda, and Sissy Spacek, were each assumed to have serious knowledge of the matter, because all three had starred in three different movies on the distressing problems faced by farm wives.
I don’t recall anyone bursting into laughter.
Theater was assumed as reality; as it is every day of our Earthly illusion.
We all know Shakespeare’s line about the World as Stage. The only wonder is, whatever for?
God’s purpose in creating this Earthly illusion was to give human souls granted Free Will, opportunity to choose — Good over Evil, Beauty over Ugliness, and Truth over Deceit. All three choices determine whether, or not, you have Insightful Compassion.
Insightful Compassion is the only puzzle-piece that fits into eternity.
God doesn’t send anyone to Hell, they volunteer.
The curtain is about to rise once again.
Break a leg!
