We recently discussed an extremely interesting quote from a novel that will form the basis of a StressBusting™ Product Review over the coming weeks.
It posed the question as to what extent how we behave morally during our lives can affect our physical appearance down the line; therefore assessing the risk of us turning out like Gollum from Lord of the Rings (quite a stressful prospect 😲!)
So we set to work on some online research of our own, the conclusions of which we found fascinating and which were as follows:-
● it is universally agreed that how we behave physically during the course of our lives can impacts our appearance in later years; few surprises there, as the more risks we take with our health over a prolonged period in terms of, for example, excessive consumption of alcohol, smoking, over exposure to sunshine without essential protection or bad diet, the more it takes its toll on our bodies and, by default, our appearance
● attractiveness in a person comprises many a number of factors, one of the most important of which is what aspects of personality shine through our behaviour; so positive, noteworthy behaviour is likely to make us be perceived as more 'attractive' to others, but in this context attractiveness need say nothing about the quality of our physical appearance
● how attractive we consider ourselves to be can correlate directly to how attractive others find us, regardless of age
● one thing that is reported as having absolutely no influence over physical traits in older age is financial wealth or success.
So, it appears established that our appearance can be affected by external physical experiences; but what of internal emotional ones, born of the way we morally approach life; can it be the case that we end up with the appearance we somehow "deserve" or "merit" from our conduct, a phenomena that has been described by some commentators as "The Halo Effect"?
Well, some people maintain stress and stressful events (potentially caused by our own immoral actions) give you wrinkles, but there actually seems to be no evidence for this per se; although it may be that ancillary side effects of this over a long term, such as sleep deprivation and raised blood pressure, could do so.
The widely held consensus, it would appear, is that a higher level of morality can increase attractiveness (not necessarily physical) but perhaps more importantly, that physical attractiveness does not impact morality (i.e. all that glitters is not gold!).
All that said, we are taking no chances on the matter just in case; we consider morality to be a valuable aspiration itself, so we are going to continue to try to do as much good as we can and hope that we are rewarded for it by our appearance in old age!
But at the end of the day, physical appearance isn't everything; a moral approach to life is bound to enhance our life environment, the quality and attitude of people towards us and their positive perception of us, improving overall wellness in the process.
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Love,
LouLoU™&MikeyM™😊😍😎🧡💛💕 xxxx