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Ever looked at a painting and wondered what it's really saying? Well, Hassan Hassnaoui has a knack for giving art a voice that everyone can understand. His secret? Adding funny and thought-provoking captions to old paintings, making them feel like they're sending text messages.

Hassan's modern take on paintings has won the hearts of over 207 thousand followers on Instagram  and other social media platforms. It's not just about art for art's sake anymore; it's about art that speaks directly to you, in a language you get. 

We've gathered some of Hassan's newest works for you to dive into. So, scroll down and see the paintings talk!

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Once again, Bored Panda reached out to Hassan Hassnaoui to learn more about "Stupid Art". We were curious about how the artist came up with the idea to add modern text messages to paintings. "It [the idea] originated from my love for art," Hassnaoui shared. "When I look at paintings, I see their gestures and it feels like they're engaging in a conversation. That's what inspired me to put captions on various well-known paintings, expressing what I perceive in them—their emotions, stories, and the dialogue they might be having if they were part of our modern world with texting and messaging."

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    CryingChildKinnie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use a different version of my personality for everyone I know so they'll like me this is compltely normal and healthy I'm sure

    BRE HAS BREAD!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hm? you want rude and hot or nice and kinda ugly?

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    Hassnaoui finds inspiration in everyday events that he believes his fans will connect with. "The toughest part is choosing the right painting that captures the message I have in mind. Even the smallest details, like gestures or facial expressions, can help people understand what I meant."

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    Tabitha
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! Let’s reverse the whole thing—-2 consecutive days working no more than 8 hours per day, and 5 whole consecutive days off. We are not going to put up with that b******t of split days off. No F*****g Way! It would also create more jobs, BUT we should ALL still be paid a full week’s salary. So much more would be accomplished and finished if we could have long stretches of downtime to recover every single week.

    Carl
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I appreciate how basically any legitimate study of productivity shows people are only useful for like 2-4 hours a day. After that it goes WAY down.

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    vanessa alley
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Five little people live under my skirt I'm thinking of raising the rent

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    Hassnaoui's captions often touch on everyday life and small problems. He shared that he views his art as a vehicle for social commentary. "I aim to consistently communicate reportable messages and observations about the everyday challenges we face. This approach allows my audience to feel a deeper connection both to me and to the essence of my work."

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    Laura Williams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still have to pay to sleep. I blame the people who can fall asleep at the drop of a hat.

    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since buying a memory foam mattress and topper the only thing that wakes me is my bladder. My bed is heaven!

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    ArodTheHorrible
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So true... sometimes you just deserve better

    BRE HAS BREAD!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to do that a couple weeks ago

    The Original Bruno
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saying goodbye to yourself? DON'T DO IT!!! YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR!!!!

    What are your thoughts on these paintings with a modern twist? Upvote your favorite pieces and share your comments! For more captivating artwork, explore Hassnaoui's Instagram!

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    CD Mills
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll admit I have a hoodie problem. I can't help that I keep finding ones in new colors!

    Laura Williams
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The shirt that says I am wearing this for convenience also doubles for bad hair day.

    Panda Boi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wear a ohooded onesie, you'll Nederland want anything else.

    Daria
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same but with wrap scarves.

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    ArodTheHorrible
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet another pitfall in modern dating

    Yuki
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀

    BRE HAS BREAD!
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude I literally never use dating apps and stuff, I stay single

    ️️Upvote faery️
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another reason to not bother with online "dating" 🙄😒

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    Laura Williams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This should be taught to every person before high-school graduation to women especially.

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    Tabitha
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Class. Decorum. Appropriate behavior, volume, and language. Time and place. Yes. Do it right, and your manner of speaking actually CAN add to your attractiveness. Do it wrong, and it WILL take away ALL your attractiveness. In. An. Instant.

    Daria
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ..or subtract from it, yeah.

    Laura Williams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good luck not easy by any means. It's true but a lot of work to learn. Step one: stop speaking of things that would embarras your mother.

    LonelyLittleLeafSheep
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Manners make the the man (or the woman).

    Carl
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can vouch for this as a homely, well-spoken individual. It also requires you to know your target audience - some people like "trashy" talk and slang and are turned off by "appropriateness". When in doubt, put your best foot forward.

    Mimi La Souris
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    for me, completely, even more deeply than a good looking face

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    Tabitha
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ophelia gone mad and drowning herself.

    Laura Williams
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That way takes a hell of a lot of will to do. Can't control it but now they have drugs that helps. Now I'm sad for Ophelia. I hope she found peace.

    Lydia Gichia-Black
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Different POV. Photographer not in painting. Ophelia: Ugh. Take the shot already!!!

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    BRE HAS BREAD!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't tell if she flirting or what

    Mimi La Souris
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this could be a picture from a movie, and a line of that same movie :)

    Vvee Work
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jesus no she's not flirting,she unamused,bored and disinterested....body language is a language

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    Tabitha
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because some people’s definition of “being real” coincides with being rude and nasty, instead of thoughtful and genuine.

    GPZ
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In two words: Reality TV

    The Original Bruno
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate the fact that Billy Joel, the greatest songwriter of a generation, is slipping into history. "HaaaahnestY is such a lonely word, everyone seems so untrue..." (And its Billy JoeL. Not the guy from Green Day.)

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    Tabitha
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can be brutally honest with myself, and I will own my mistakes. My flaws and faults too. I will try to work on them and be better, but as a human being, I cannot achieve perfection. Nor would I even want to, as perfection is boring. However, that won’t stop me from continuing to work on being a better human being.

    CryingChildKinnie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see every bad part of myself is there even good parts?

    LonelyLittleLeafSheep
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I can see the dark side. Sometimes that's all I can see.

    Bill Swallow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "No one is ever the Villain in their own story."

    Laura Williams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looking can be scary for most people. Not to mention if they notice they don't usually don't want to fix the problem. Sadly people believe that you should learn to accept all their flaws. Luck to you who do look.

    Where's_My_Adderall
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    me who has depression and an inferiorety complex:

    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's delusion. I can admit my mistakes, maybe bc to my family, I've always been an idiot.

    The Original Bruno
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that is a true purpose of religion. If your god agrees with what you're comfortable with, that ain't the true God.

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    Tabitha
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Much to their own detriment, and to society’s as well.

    Lydia Gichia-Black
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agree/ disagree and be drawn into a conversation that could potentially become…dramatic.

    Hey!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such peace and quiet in this picture.

    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My classmate was in a stormy relationship with a policeman. Once she told us he pushed her on the bed and left, so she ran after him to argue. Imagine, having living such a privileged life you SEEK trouble and drama.

    The Original Bruno
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She, on the other hand, was painted to a relaxing situation.

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    Tabitha
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because we all choose our reactions. Therefore we choose the consequences of our reactions. Whether we’re conscious of that choosing or not, we still choose whether to go without first irrational knee-jerk reaction, or choose to first take a breath and think before reacting more rationally. The appropriate consequences for our choices will inevitably follow.

    Laura Williams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would be so much fun. LOL Just imagine the Karen's alone.

    BRE HAS BREAD!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cause karma is a b***h but we love her

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    Lil Miss Hobbit
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But also remember that quality people's priorities change sometimes too

    Laura Williams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you social media who tells you quantity gets money and fame.

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    Tabitha
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the friends we have simply grown away from, especially the ones who try to drag you down out of jealousy over your success. Misery loves company and, if it can’t find any, it tries to create some.

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    Laura Williams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why people don't typically keep relationships from their 20's.

    BRE HAS BREAD!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    no, bro why this look like it's meant for guys

    Epona
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And 30s and 40s and so on!

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    CryingChildKinnie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wear a hoodie regardless of weather.

    Laura Williams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too humid here. At least if you don't want to have a heat stroke. LOL.

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    BRE HAS BREAD!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eh, all i wear in fall and winter is hoodies even tho it's hot most of the time and we rarely get snow

    ️️Upvote faery️
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've got a closet full of bunnyhugs that get worn regularly year round. There is no specific season for them 😁

    Laura Williams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stay inside you can always wear a hoodie.

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    Laura Williams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is much more fun than reality. Have you seen reality lately it is a total c**p storm.

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    smolspeedycats
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of these are old ads from say the 1920s or the like, in case you were wondering...if you weren't good on ye mate

    Mimi La Souris
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I accept myself better now that I am "less" beautiful than when I was young and I was "more" beautiful... : D (makeuping was easier on a smooth skin :D)

    Epona
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm confused about the mirror/table setup she has going on. It looks like it's mostly makeup-related, apart from the Pepsi, grapes and plums (are they plums?) but then there is a small pin cushion, which is usually sewing-related. What do sewing pins have to do with makeup? Also, are those candle holders on either side of the mirror?

    M. Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The pin cushion holds the pins that go in the hair (think bun decoration) or hat. And, yes, that might be candleholders on the side.

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    BRE HAS BREAD!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Girlie you look fake, like a plastic barbie

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    Tabitha
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, not always. However, there’s a big difference between alone and lonely. I have been both, some know. Alone is a choice, and one you can embrace, enjoy, and be really happy with. Lonely is not a choice, and feels more like a sentence you’re serving in isolation. When you’re lonely, if you had a choice, you would overwhelmingly choose to be around other people, or at least one other person, rather than by yourself.

    Lemon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it isent but books make the best of it

    Laura Williams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me and the voices are never alone. LOL.

    Nosirrow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better this than spending time with people. Have seen some lately? Rude, inconsiderate, selfish, tactless, loud, just awful. It's bad enough I have to work with people.

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    Tabitha
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like the line from “A Streetcar Named Desire”; “Physical beauty is passing. A transitory possession. But the beauty of the mind and the richness of the spirit and tenderness of the heart- and I have all of those things- aren’t taken away but grow!” Truer words were never spoken. Long after any of us are considered “beautiful” by the pop culture definition, which has a very short shelf life (and I am including men in this too), or start only being considered attractive “for our age” on the outside (also including men here), we can still be incredibly, stunningly, breathtakingly beautiful INSIDE. Your intrinsic beauty will see you through your entire life, while physical beauty will abandon you long before you’re ready. Therefore, your inner beauty is what you should be focused on, not your outer appearance. If more people followed that principle, we wouldn’t have so many desperate looking older people trying to chase youth with fake “wrinkle erasing” creams, fillers, hair replacements, and surgeries, long LONG after it abandoned them. We would, however, have people taking better care of themselves their entire lives, then embracing their ages and growing old gracefully. They would genuinely be so much MORE beautiful for it, too—-to the point where the tables would turn, the young and beautiful would envy the old and beautiful, and do their best to emulate them as they too grow old.

    Laura Williams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is fleeting at best. Work on being a valuable human instead.

    Lydia Gichia-Black
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If not monetized. Please read my sarcasm, not trying to get ripped apart here

    BRE HAS BREAD!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True girl personality is the only thing that matters now

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    Theoretical Empiricist
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "In that case, I'll describe it in tedious detail..."

    BRE HAS BREAD!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She don't like him and i don't blame her he looks like he says that to all the girls