I have been sitting on this column because I had to let it simmer inside of me. The word elegance is truly lacking in our time that we live in! I said to myself what happened? How all of this started was one morning during my writing session on the waterfront, I saw this lady who I believe was with her parents for a special day! The group was having morning coffee. However, this lady who I assume was the daughter was so elegant! She took me back to a time when you saw elegance much more! She had on this flower print dress, that just draped over her like a second skin, tasteful heels, tasteful shades on, hair that was styled just right and she drank coffee like she was on set with Audrey Hepburn on the movie set ‘‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’’. All I kept saying was where did this thing elegance disappear go?
As I observed her she then decided to have her father (I am assuming because of the resemblance) take a picture of her with the waterfront as a backdrop. She did it with ease! Was she a model? Did she have model training? Was she a trained actress? She wasn’t what would be called beautiful but was pretty. She didn’t have the bombshell body but what she had she was comfortable with and proud of you could see. She wasn’t trying to be nothing else but herself! It was refreshing in this world of personal human confusion. She also had a walk which caught my eye that makes you wow…. elegance training. She had a Parisian elegance. She had ambiance!
As I observe not many are at ease with themselves. She gave me hope for the human species who might recapture themselves in the future. As of now so many are lost. There was no boob job. No buttocks job. She was working with what some may call God’s gifts. She looks to be maintaining it. She was not a hack or a shortcut. You can’t hack yourself to elegance! It is a lifestyle. It is a process! It is a simile to wisdom! Wisdom is also a process.
Now lets get the etymology and definition. Late 15th century, tastefully ornate. From old French elegant and directly from Latin elegantem (nominative elegans), choice, fine, tasteful, collateral form of present participle of eligere -select with care choose (see election). Meaning characterized by refined (grace, propriety. How elegance is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness, particularly in visual design, decorative arts literature, science, and the aesthetics of mathematics. The literal meaning of elegant (adjective) tasteful indress, style or design. Dignified and graceful in appearance, behavior. When it comes to ideas, plan, solution an elegant one is clever but simple and therefore attractive.
I just got an idea how I can expand on this in a multimedia way so stay tuned for future updates. The lady not woman gave me hope. When I said lady versus woman it means something. A lady is a woman but a woman may not be a lady.
In closing I am seeing the ‘‘same’’ all the time with very little intrigue or mystery! The technology makes it all to easy and convenient! I now see what Mr. Oberst my junior high vice principal who would discuss effort. Now decades later Oberst was right. We didn’t want to hear Oberst back then….lol.
Elegance takes effort, time and process before it just becomes natural with no thought. Going back to that anonymous lady who was probably 35 - 40 she hit the spot. Her elegance will be with her three decades from now! Will her prettiness still be there; well that is a good question. Pretty can decline with age. Elegance I feel the opposite will happen. What do you think? Please leave a comment!
P.S - This my one year anniversary column. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me a chance. I hope to keep you with me for year two! Cheers
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