Here is something that I posted on Facebook a little while ago. I am using symbolism and metaphors/similies here. I will explain what I mean briefly. Why is a person's personality more important than there looks? Looks fade with time. What a person is like on the inside can endure. Who a person is like is mostly on the inside: their thoughts, dreams, personality, etc. And now, without further ado to do, here it is:
"What is the purpose of a lantern? To be filled with light and illuminate an area. Lanterns come in different shapes and sizes. Some are unadorned while others are decorated with different designs. While a lantern may look beautiful by itself, if it doesn't have light it isn't complete. What's better, a lantern with a design that isn't lit, or an unadorned lantern that has light in it? If you had to choose, it would be better to have the unadorned lantern because it glows. The outside of the patterned lantern might be more beautiful, but it's the light in a lantern that is the most important.
And speaking of beauty, different people define beauty in different ways. To one person a certain intricate design or designs might be beautiful. To another person the same design or designs might be unattractive. Other people might eschew all designs and think simple, unadorned laterns are the most beautiful. Light adds to the apperance of a lantern. As it shines through, the outside is illuminated, showing the lantern's beauty in full.No lantern is ever useless, unless it's broken. When it's broken, the wick inside can't hold flame anymore. As long as the wick is intact, it still has the capacity to be lit and glow.
Yes, a lantern's outside apperance may be add to it, but it's what on the inside that matters first."
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