Is this what I want?

Is being beautiful or handsome a must for you?

Do you crave for a beautiful or handsome face?
Do you desire for the ideal body?

But what is your the ideal body or face?
Is it this?


or this

For the guys, is this how you wish to be seen as?



or this

To me, looks are everything nowadays. But has it gotten to the point, where even physical appearances are what "sells" things. My ex-photography/publication teacher always said, "the old clique is "sex sells." Such ads, like this Dolce and Gabbana (shown below,) illustrate such saying. In addition, it had also been sued due to being too "graphic," meaning the representation of a bunch of men raping a women.

I'm going off topic here, but what I'm trying to say it how media influences us to become someone else and creates "images" that causes us to admire and "want to be." The image of "how one should look like" has been the doings of media. But we can't entirely blame the media for influence us. We have to partly blame ourselves, as audiences, whom help the media produce such images.

I have seen people complain about their appearance and how much they want to change in order to be "beautiful" or "handsome." My friends do the same, I, personally do the same too. I always wanted to look like Angelina Jolie; having her lips, and jaw lines. Adding on the body of Jessica Alba. There are even a point in my life, where I just wanted to smash the mirror as it reflect an ugly "me". I've been through a lot of different diets, and work out a lot to be where I am today.

But I'm still not satisfied, but when are human beings ever satisfied of what they are? When will we, human, ever say, "this is enough, I'm satisfied with what I got" I noticed not many say that, even if we do, we still crave for more, and better. This idea appeals to many things, but most importantly to "how one wants to look like." Many people go through painful processes, such as diets, cosmetic surgeries, and life threaten experience just to feel satisfied about themselves. Some people die in order to achieve their ideal "looks," by starving themselves, or when plastic surgery "went wrong." When they are gone, do you believe they are satisfied?

Finally, I don't know what you think? But sometimes I feel selfish, I only think about myself, and no others. And that my problem are just something small, while others have to worry about surviving a day.

So think again... What is more important, your satisfaction or others?

PS. I know I'm contradictive, but isn't everyone.
PSS. I know I always get off topic, sorry