I shot this pic last evening when I was waiting for the traffic signal to turn green. A bunch of golden leaves drenched in the warm glow of an evening sun. It was pretty crowded in that huge tree full of dark leaves and menacing branches. Very easy to get lost in a crowd. Yet this bunch stood out. They weren't doing much to attract attention other than just being themselves, yet they glittered like jewels.
I like this picture immensely. And there is no story attached to it other than the fact that it is a beautiful picture and when I look at it puts a smile on my face.It makes me happy.
Sometimes somethings impact you more than the others by just being! Being themselves. Reveling in the creation that they are. Such was the case with these leaves. They were simply beautiful to my eyes.
Such is the case with many people in my life. I have a friend a famous plastic surgeon. I find her beautiful. She puts a smile on my face -by simply being!
I keep getting drawn to her well-manicured hands and feet -oh they are absolutely gorgeous (no I don't have a feet fetish). I feel she has the most beautiful khol-rimmed, almond shaped eyes. They are mesmerizing. And her voice -oh it is to die for. Not the soft, lullaby invoking voice. But a deep, rich, velvety voice.
I find her extremely articulate. And she is always impeccably and beautifully dressed. Yes, to me she is a great beauty.
She is beautiful by simply being herself. She does what comes naturally to her, what she is passionate about, what she believes in. She revels in her life. And that automatically gives her a sheen which attracts people.
I really have to look hard and only then her scarred face comes into focus. For the scars are blurred by her beauty.
A fire accident, when she was a 10 year old child, left her face completely disfigured. The fire dissolved her nose, cheeks, chin, ears, forehead and neck into a mass of flesh. They had to reconstruct her face completely.
And the tell-tale signs of that accident is there only for those who want to see it.
Otherwise you will only see her beautiful face.
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