This came to me with the title "The Purple Hat" but I think it should be called "How to Tell a Beautiful Woman".
THE PURPLE HAT
Beautiful Women
Age 3: She looks at herself and sees a Queen.
Age 8: She looks at herself and sees Cinderella.
Age 15: She looks at herself and sees an Ugly Sister (Mom, I can't go to school looking like this!)
Age 20: She looks at herself and sees "too fat / too thin, too short / too tall, too straight / too curly"- but decides she's going out anyway.
Age 30: She looks at herself and sees "too fat / too thin, too short / too tall, too straight / too curly" - but decides she doesn't have time to fix it so she's going out anyway.
Age 40: She looks at herself and sees "too fat / too thin, too short / too tall, too straight / too curly" - but says, "At least, I am clean" and goes out anyway.
Age 50: She looks at herself and sees who she really is and goes wherever she wants to go.
Age 60: She looks at herself and reminds herself of all the people who can't even see themselves in the mirror anymore. Goes out and conquers the world.
Age 70: She looks at herself & sees wisdom, laughter and ability, goes out and enjoys life.
Age 80: Doesn't bother to look. Just puts on a purple hat and goes out to have fun with the world.
(Maybe we should all grab that purple hat earlier.)
Just remember, "Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened."
THE PURPLE HAT
Beautiful Women
Age 3: She looks at herself and sees a Queen.
Age 8: She looks at herself and sees Cinderella.
Age 15: She looks at herself and sees an Ugly Sister (Mom, I can't go to school looking like this!)
Age 20: She looks at herself and sees "too fat / too thin, too short / too tall, too straight / too curly"- but decides she's going out anyway.
Age 30: She looks at herself and sees "too fat / too thin, too short / too tall, too straight / too curly" - but decides she doesn't have time to fix it so she's going out anyway.
Age 40: She looks at herself and sees "too fat / too thin, too short / too tall, too straight / too curly" - but says, "At least, I am clean" and goes out anyway.
Age 50: She looks at herself and sees who she really is and goes wherever she wants to go.
Age 60: She looks at herself and reminds herself of all the people who can't even see themselves in the mirror anymore. Goes out and conquers the world.
Age 70: She looks at herself & sees wisdom, laughter and ability, goes out and enjoys life.
Age 80: Doesn't bother to look. Just puts on a purple hat and goes out to have fun with the world.
(Maybe we should all grab that purple hat earlier.)
Just remember, "Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened."
