(quoted from the book Circles of Life by Imelda R. Marcos)
The office IT staff were talking about how beautiful actress Angelica Panga

They then asked me who else I thought was "beautiful". I sai

Yet on a similar conversation with my lawyer about who is beautiful, she expressed utmost surprise as to why I chose women whom she thought was way ahead of her generation. And mind you, she is about 16 years older than me!
So where does that place me nga ba in the generation timetable? How can I consider these women beautiful while most of people my age only know them by name (if at all)? Why did they leave an impression on me considering that they are generations ahead of me? What makes them beautiful for me, at least?
You see, I was a constant companion of my grandmother and aunt during my younger years. They knew these women and I have seen them and have been with them. You know how, when you are a child, you perceive the friends of your abuelita and tia to be old? That is exactly what I thought of these ladies. Nevertheless, I still thought they were beautiful. That is how I remember them.
I do not have a categorical answer as to why I think they are beautiful but whatever the reasons may be, it definitely goes beyond the physical (after all, these women were already probably in their 60's when I saw them). I think it is a combination of character, grace, poise and other similar or related descriptions one may use in describing them. Beauty, at least for them, comes naturally.
In my succeeding journals, I will try and describe these women THE WAY I REMEMBER THEM. Perhaps when I write it down, I will know why I find them beautiful.
" Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder" as they say but for me " Beauty comes from within"...
ReplyDeleteIt is still inner beauty or character i prefer to appreciate... it never fades, it never grows old...
And as times goes by.. you will still be remembered cuz of the good things you do...
i also like Chona Kasten, although she was a character. Imelda Cojuangco is beautiful and very well bred. Barbie Mont is also beautiful (classic).