If I were a hotel, I would desperately want my best outward features to be displayed in all of their glory. My desire would be that the very best of designers ask me some questions about myself, listen to my answers, repeat what they think they heard me say, take notes, go away, consider my form, and return with a visionboard of my new wardrobe in which I would be thrilled to be seen. Then hope to be fitted out just so…
Millennium Grand Hotel Lobby, Dubai: NIKON D3000 f/4.5; Exposure 1/15sec; ISO-400
But I’m not a hotel. I was molded a girl by the Heavens, but the lesson above still stands. I live in hope! Being beautiful is as important to a gal as is applying lip balm on chapped lips. Some gals may deny this drive, however deep within is a longing which needs addressing; soothing. We live in hope…
Pandora was the first female person ever created by the Greek gods. Zeus ordered Hephaestus the blacksmith to create a female human form out of earth and water and to make her look as beautiful as the gods.
The Acropolis, Athens, Greece: NIKON D3000 f/10; Exposure 1/250sec; ISO-125
All Olympian gods contributed to the creation of her appearance and personality. Aphrodite, the goddess of love, blessed Pandora with beauty and grace. Dastardly Apollo, the god of the music, seeded lies into Pandora’s soul. Athena, with the help of the Graces, embellished her with golden jewels. Hermes, the gods’ messenger, made her shameless and Hera, wife of Zeus, blessed her with extreme curiosity.
Because of the many gifts she received, the woman became entitled with the name Pandora, Greek for all-endowed.
Beauty of the Female Form: NIKON D3000 f/4.5; Exposure 1/15sec; ISO-100
When she was created, Pandora was given a jar by the gods and ordered not to touch it. Curiosity overwhelmed her and she lifting the lid. As soon as the jar was open, all the evil spirits were brought to light: pain, hunger and greed.
Realising the damage done, Pandora quickly put back the lid and, this way, prevented the escape of the remaining Hope from the jar. And as the myth goes, from that moment on, mankind began experiencing distress in life, but can always count on Hope as a constant comfort. Hope in a jar. How beautiful.
