How Do You Describe A Truly Beautiful Woman?

I have so many friends in so many parts of the world. All of them seem beautiful in their own unique ways. A handful I have known a very long time, and I have yet to see demonstrated all that lies within them. Neither have they witnessed the power of their own beauty for reasons of fear, pride, uncertainty about their own identity and self image…then of course, there is the unknown. Others I have known only briefly, yet the beauty within them is an overwhelming garden, full of fresh blossoms, that are new every morning. Some of us of course are simply late bloomers….but although the blossom is hidden, it is still intact.

An acquaintance contacted me recently after seeing pictures of my lady friends and he asked, “Do you really know all of these beautiful ladies?” I replied, “What do you know about beautiful ladies? Why do you call them beautiful? I know why they are beautiful to me, but what do you know about these ladies? You don’t know anything about them. I do. Is there some reason that your first question in getting acquainted with me should be, “Do you really know all of them?” The “acquaintance” never replied. He could have never become a friend, despite his fame and notoriety. He just didn’t get it. Outward appearances can be deceiving, yet the light in a woman’s eye tells the real story.

Beauty isn’t a thing. It is more than a characteristic and it is certainly not simplistic. Beauty is not merely the portrayal of an image that others might see, and make a flattering remark about that someone. Some people live their entire lives surrounded by beauty, and never raise their heads to give thanks and pay tribute to the reality of beauty’s purity. The true beauty of a woman is the aroma of her soul that need not be punctuated with perfume. The light of her eyes, the smell of her soul, the whisper of her silence, the dance of her spirit, and the alluring adventure of where her mind has traveled will begin to give you a glimpse of what a true woman’s beauty really is.

When a beautiful woman speaks, it is not about how much or how little she says; it is about the fact that she has even said it. Can you hear her? What does her voice tell you? Perhaps you are expecting words…but there is so much more than she is describing beyond what you think. Do you only hear logic and reason? For there is so much more than the content one may pretend to predict or interpret in expressions called “words.” Did you hear what she did not say? Were you listening for the beauty inside this creature called “woman’s” soul which you were blessed to behold those precious moments with? One must listen for beauty in order to truly hear beauty. Otherwise…deafness is certain to plague one that is also blind.

True beauty can always be recognized for what it really is, not what it isn’t. A beautiful woman is a brilliant composition of incomparable excellence, that each time her notes are orchestrated on the instruments of life the results are always the same: She is more than what you see; she is more than what you hear; she is more than you could possibly ask for or imagine. Yet in her grace, humility, elegance and patience…..she waits for you….and she continues to wait, even more, because…. the true beauty within will only blossom further. For she bears the image of her Creator…and she is fearfully and wonderfully made …..entirely beautiful…...only beautiful.

David Hammock. Copyright © 2008. All Rights Reserved.