A person, like a commodity, needs packaging.
But going too far is absolutely
undesirable. A little exaggeration, however,
does no harm when it shows the person's unique
qualities to their advantage.
To display personal charm in a casual and natural way,
it is important
for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself.
A master packager knows how to integrate art and
nature without any traces of embellishment,
so that the person so packaged is no commodity but a
human being, lively and lovely.
A young person, especially a female,
radiant with beauty and full
of life, has all the favor granted by God.
Any attempt to make up would be self-defeating. Youth,
however, comes and goes in a moment of doze.
Packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to
conceal the furrows ploughed by time.
If you still enjoy life's exuberance enough to retain
self-confidence and pursue pioneering work,
you are unique in your natural qualities, and your
charm and grace will remain.
Elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been, through
plains, mountains and jungles,
running its course as it should.
You have really lived your life
which now arrives at a complacent stage of serenity indifferent to fame or wealth. There is no
need to resort to hair-dyeing; the snow-capped mountain is itself a beautiful scene of fairyland.
Let your looks change from young to old synchronizing with the natural ageing process so as to
keep in harmony with nature, for harmony itself is beauty, while the other way round will only end
in unpleasantness. To be in the elder's company is like reading a thick book of deluxe edition that
fascinates one so much as to be reluctant to part with.
As long as one finds where one stands, one
knows how to package oneself, just as a commodity establishes its brand by the right packaging.