The Price of a Look
Last night, Virtuous Blonde and myself went out with the kids for
Chinese food. While we were being shown our seat, a girl walked toward
us that my wife said “I didn’t look past the belly button ring.”
Actually, I think the first thing that I saw was her hair, and the fact
she had a pimply face covered in makeup. The interesting thing was, I
felt sorry for her.
In all of this preparation for these journal entries and shopping for
the Mrs, I think I’ve grown some in this way. All I could think about
was being sorry for someone (guy or girl) that felt like they had to
“sell” themselves to have someone show interest.
Where went
the days when men had to compete for the virtuous woman? Where went
the days when what was prized in a lady was more than just her three
number statistics, how much skin she showed, or how loose her
reputation was. I don’t have any daughters yet, but what kind of world
and challenges am I going to have to prepare my boys? How do I get
them to value inner beauty over the blantent “sex” that’s everywhere?
I guess that’s why the Bible talks about the price of a virtuous woman being above rubies, and that she is a crown to her husband. It’s sad that they are getting increasingly rare, but shown to be more and more precious.
As for those with girls/women that are your friends and relatives–
protect them from the deceit that is worldly dress. Help them to see
the virtuous path.
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Comments from MInTheGap
bipolrfrenzy said,
Wrote on December 1, 2004 @ 10:43 am
It’s rare and precious indeed to find someone (man or woman) who are virtuous. Girls and men you’ve pointed out are a dime a dozen- and it is a tragedy that they are fixated on presenting the OUTER person instead of the REAL person.