I have been off with a bout of `flu, all tucked up warm in my cosy bed, but I saw too much TV, too many chat shows,
Cosmetic Surgery shows.....an endless stream of people who hate their own bodies.
Most of them looked just fine, but each had a
shopping, wish-list of `quick-fix`, off-the-shelf operations. The fact that they look just fine before any operation suggests something pretty obvious. Their problems are not physical, but psychological, and operations will not solve their problems on a long-term basis.
Anyone who already is unhappy with their perfectly fine,
healthy body right now will certainly not be able to handle their body growing old.
It`s like some psychological disease sweeping the so-called `developed` countries.
In less econonomically developed countries, they have far more relevant and pressing issues, like getting water, food, shelter, education for their children, and just staying alive.
We are so lucky in the west, but don`t we just still love to whine!
And because we are in the age of consumerism, we are so trapped in the concept of self. Self is the big
marketplace.
You just somehow won`t be able to live unless you`ve had that
Tummy-tuc, that
Lipo-suction, that
Nose-job, or those
Breast Implants or
Penis Augmentation.
Look, I have nothing against
Cosmetic Surgery, it has helped a lot of people....but it has hurt a lot of people too.
What scares me the most is the
HIVE mentality. This desperate need to conform...in fact, the big push to make people conform.
You see all these women on
TV shows and
magazines...if you stood them all in a long line, they all look the same. It`s like watching some horrific
alien illness.
Conformity.
I love the
Human Body, I love the way it comes in all
shapes and
sizes and a stunningly beautiful range of tones. It`s the differences that make us so interesting, so desirable to each other.
As an
Artist, I have to look at the details of the
Human body, how it moves, tilts, shifts, hangs in different
poses and
activities.
In it`s natural form, it is truly beautiful.
For example, you can spot
Breast Implants a mile off. They just don`t move right. They don`t flatten out properly when you lie down, and almost always, you see the contour line of the
Breast implant under the skin, as if there`s a
flying saucer trapped in there.
Yep,
Breasts are becoming
saucer-shaped. (Although some look like malformed
melons, or various interesting other
varieties of
Fruit!!)
Convincing yourself that these look
natural is like an anorexic looking in the
mirror and thinking they look
fat.
If you`re going to do it, if you`ll simply `die` without
Cosmetic Surgery, at least remember that you`re
body is a living growing part of you, and it will continue to change shape and texture throughout your life....whether you like it or not.
Best to get used to that now.
And all you
guys out there, bigger isn`t always going to work in your favour!
There are a lot of
females out there who will look at it, say, "Yep!..That`s big all right...but you sure as
Hell aren`t bringing that near me!"
Life is about different
Horses for different
Courses.
And anyway
sweeties, it certainly isn`t the size that matters.....it`s what you do with it!!!
You could be the biggest
guy on the block, and still be crap in
bed!
Your skill as a
lover is what counts, this is the real
Art form, and size has nothing to do with it.
Go over to your
mirror...take off all of your
clothes..don`t be bashful
sweeties,
naked is good.
Look at yourself...no...I mean REALLY look at yourself. Look at yourself from all angles, touch your skin, feel your
flesh.
Look at how your
muscles move under your
skin, move your joints to feel how your
bones move.
Don`t just get to know it, get to love it........your
body is truly amazing.
This
body has carried you faithfully all these years, a
living breathing part of you.
Don`t ignore it, it is a thing of great beauty.
All I`m really saying is be yourself, don`t conform..........and if you`ll die if you don`t conform.... well at least don`t become a
caricature!
