Books Vs Beauty

Today her exams end and she seems to be more determined to study harder. I was taken aback when she said that she had aimed for 98% in her periodical exam but she won’t be getting as one of her test did not go well. I thought it would be smart of me to be quiet that to console her. Can’t thank God more for not making her my elder sister.

As we grow in age, priorities in our lives change. It does not seem long when I felt so low because of my pimples. It was a phase in life when I thought that nothing can go worse than that. When pimples were gone the black marks that were the trails indicating its presence once upon a time. At that point I thought; better not have a face than having one like this. Right now I don’t feel I was so much correct then; but taking my age in consideration, I must say almost carved a philosophy of life, looks matter.

Almost at 11 PM when I asked Sis whether she is studying now, she confidently said that she will continue till 2 AM. About quarter past 11 she comes back with all her books and neatly piled them at her cupboard. Guess what she noticed dark circles on her face and decided that she must better sleep to get rid of them. She even realized (while looking into the mirror) that she needs to stop taking nap in the afternoon; she need to reduce her waist line. She washed her face and applied milk cream to her face (I suppose) and went to bed. Just a week ago, when she had her exams, her priorities were a bit different. She found out a beauty-short cut in yahoo answers. The burden of studies did not let her deviate from one or two tiny pimples on her face. Believe me they were so tiny that unless and until a person is told explicitly to notice them, they could never find their existence. She started applying tooth-paste over it before sleeping, as told in yahoo answers and verifying it from Mom. That was the least that she could do at the time of exams.

I won’t lie if I say that I see my teenage growing when I look at her; may be excluding the too-much-study part. But I need to admit that she has a good taste in taking care of herself and fashion. The dress that I admired wearing a lot in my childhood is now the official uniform of Pizza Hut delivery boy, red shirt and black pant. Woooaah!! It is 2 AM already! Please don’t find me childish but it is quite late now and is time for my beauty sleep.