The Mental Side?

I was reading through The Beauty Myth today and a phrase popped up that made me think about the idea of beauty in general. The phrase I found was, "The quality called "beauty" objectively and universally exists." (12). I agree with this phrase in that the idea of beauty exists everywhere no matter what religion, what culture, what ethnicity we are. The idea of beauty is, as I see it, parallel to the idea of perfection. There are many areas in which these two ideas overlap. Universal perfection is unattainable because no one can be perfect in everyone's eyes. Some of us associate celestial and heavenly beings as "perfect" such that a human being, or mortal being could never achieve the same thing. Universal beauty, too, is unattainable because no one is beautiful in everyone's eyes. Only the "perfect" beings can be universally beautiful because they aren't bound by one human form but can morph into whatever form is considered beautiful by the individual who it may concern. We cannot change appearance and shape. But we can all be perfect or beautiful in someone's eyes. The interesting thing about beauty is that its perception changes with time. For example, when I see a person on the street, my first reaction towards them is fear. I think they look scary. However, if I see them more often, pass by them every day, I will eventually become accustomed to their appearance in my world and therefore start to see them in a different light other than scary. Another example of this phenomenon is in music. Far too often have I listened to a piece of music my sister showed me, disliked it, listened to it for a week playing off of her computer, and then started liking it all of a sudden. Our ears are the instruments we use to detect sound. Hearing is one of the five senses. Beauty is seen by our eyes which control our sight. Sight is one of the five senses. Our senses all develop over time and adapt to whatever world we are living in. At first, they may be reluctant to appreciate a new feeling, a new sight, a new sound or taste. But they will become accustomed to the new sense and eventually welcome it. Therefore, it is very possible that someone could seem ordinary one day, and seem like a god the next. So beauty is like a being that is growing alongside all of us, with us, in our minds.