I debated endlessly as to whether I should post this photo or not. Why you may ask...the flower is beautiful...maybe even perfect! Yes I know it is beautiful, but the reason for my hesitation is that it is too picturesque or what we call in this day and age...photoshopped! The photo seems like some image that is automatically uploaded onto desktop computers as a generic wallpaper or what not. Moreover, it's like a typical picture you see in a tourist magazine advertising some exotic forest or botanical garden. It's too barren and run-of-the-mill.
This got me thinking does all beauty eventually become generic? Compare beauty to a pharmaceutical drug- when the drug first comes out there is much hoopla about the drug's invention and lots of profit is made on it. Eventually, however, a generic version is marketed to the masses and the "beauty" of the drug is lost. The same concept can be applied to clothing. Designer clothing lasts for a season then some generic brand sells the same piece of clothing at the local mall. Beauty is only found in what is eclectic, fresh, and innovative. After all we wouldn't fall in love with the wonders of the world if they were on every street corner would we? Of course not, hence my theory-repeated exposure to beauty makes it generic.
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