"She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come...Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who is in awe of the Lord is to be praised." (Proverbs 31: 25, 30)
The Census Bureau's 2008 Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (how's that for a title?) shows that more than 11.4 million cosmetic procedures were performed in 2006 (wait, I thought this was a 2008 abstract) of which 3.1 million were for Botox injections. Okay, I don't know about you, but bee-stung lips and startled-looking eyes are not my idea of beauty or youth. Are people (because men are not immune to the call of youth) really that obsessed with lookin' good?
For the record, I am not talking about cosmetic surgeries that are done for medical reasons. Or those that are done to correct a disfigurement that could lead to psychological problems. I'm talking about people who think they are cheating father time. I dislike being the one to bring you back to reality, but, hello, it's going happen --- you are going to get OLD. Gee, and along with getting old, you might even pack a bit of wisdom in those brain cells of yours. But somehow trying to cheat father time and gaining wisdom seem like an oxymoron.
Oops. am I preaching again? Nope, just calling it like I see it. Oh, and say hello when you see me at the local spa. (I'm not totally immune to the call of vim, vigor and vitality.)
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