The older I get the more I realize that we women all are pretty much the same. Honestly, I think it’s true.
Running a quick errand today I met a precious gal who confirmed my belief. She was quick with a warm smile and a compliment about my small purchase. I couldn’t help but notice that she had Down Syndrone. But that wasn’t what really drew me into our conversation. It was her gentle, kind spirit. That and her GORGEOUS skin and about the whitest teeth I have ever seen. I’m talking seriously pretty skin and teeth. And, you know how it is…when someone compliments you, you say something conplimentary back. So when she admired my purchase I told her how pretty her complexion was. She was quick to admit that she takes really good care of her skin and teeth. (I just love an honest woman! )
“Well” I said, “It shows. Because your skin and teeth are absolutely beautiful.”
She flashed me the sweetest, most sincere (not to mention whitest) smile I have seen in a long time.
“Thank you so much for telling me that”, she said as we said good-bye.
You want to know something? I know just how she feels.
It feels good to recieve a compliment. It feels good to be told something about the way we look is pretty. And it doesn’t matter if we are 16 or 60. Black, white, yellow or purple. Tall, short or in-between. On the thin side, on the plump side or somewhere right down the middle. Yes, every so often, we women long to hear that something about us looks pretty darn good.
Of course, in a world that overemphasizes the externals, we must never overlook the importance of our hearts and our souls. But still, we are girls. And girls like pretty things. We just do.
So, today I resolve to tell the girls in my life what is beautiful about them. Because there’s a whole lot to tell.
“Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.”
Ephesians 4:29 (NLT)
