The Genetic Lotto? Or Not!

Have you ever paid someone a compliment for being pretty? Or perhaps someone has remarked on how beautiful or good-looking you are. The response is usually, “Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say!”

Yes, saying thank you is the polite thing to do. But why are we saying thank you? We really don’t have anything to do with the way we look, do we? It’s all up to genetics and what ingredients went into the mix as we were cooking in the womb for nine months. Yet, we all say thank you like we have everything to do with the way we turned out.

The same thing goes for those who are not born with the “perfect” genetics. Maybe they’re considered “ugly” or “hideous” looking. Perhaps they’re criticized and demeaned. But why? They have as little, or no control, over their appearance as the attractive people.

Whether we’re born with dark hair, a port wine stain on the face, multiple freckles, too short, too tall, whatever . . . it’s not our doing. There was nothing we could do. I don’t even remember being in the womb, let alone demanding, thick curly hair, hazel eyes, long legs, and flawless skin (which I didn’t get, by the way). We get what we get. Period. And no one has a say in it. It’s time to stop regarding people, judging them, and making them feel bad for how they turned out. It’s not their doing.

Genetics are crazy and unpredictable. Depending on how the genes come together, they can either produce a Channing Tatum or a John Merrick (Elephant Man). And
unless you go under the knife, you cannot change the way look. Why would anyone criticize anyone else for something that’s out of their control? Can Siamese twins separate themselves before their birth? Certainly not!

Acceptance is the key, not ridicule or condemnation. We have what we have. Resisting our genetic makeup or poking fun at someone else’s, is pointless and cruel.

Let’s focus on ourselves. And before we go making fun of someone’s big schnoz, let’s take a look in the mirror. Wait! Are our eyes too close together? Our lips too thin? Our legs too short?

Let’s all work with what we have and stop finding fault in others!