A dear old lady was asked what she used to make her complexion so beautiful and her whole being so bright and attractive.
She answered:
"I use for my lips, truth
I use for my voice, kindness
I use for my ears, compassion
I use for my hands, charity
I use for my figure, uprightness
I use for my heart, love
I use for any who do not like me, prayer."

Q: What is the old lady saying about beauty?

Q: Where do you think beauty comes from?

Q: Talk with a friend. Is your idea of beauty the same as theirs? Talk with someone from a different culture, age group, or social group etc. Is your idea of beauty the same as theirs? What things do you think influence your idea of beauty?

Q: How does this short story relate to Maxim Nine: "Mould your living so as to arouse a feeling of love and piety in others" ?

O, Master!
Thou art the real goal of human life.
We are yet but slaves of wishes
Putting bar to our advancement,
Thou art the only God and power
To bring us up to that stage.