Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

Watch this youtube video. You have to copy and paste it. The link function does not work for some reason. sorry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErMWX--UJZ4

For many of us, we "favorited" that video. And for the rest us, we "exit" out of it after the first ten seconds.Some people thought it as the "cutest thing" and others thought it was absurdity. Nonetheless, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I sat down and thought about it- What is it about this video that I find it to be so beautiful and heart-warming?(No, I am not an online predator.) So I watched it again but this time, I analyzed it, hoping to find the reason why people are so attracted to it. The more and more I picked it apart, the more mistakes I found. Did you know that the kid doesn't even sing? He utilizes an unique technique that can be described as a combination of singing and humming. But then it hit me, it's beautiful because it's just beautiful, simply stated. There are no scientific or logical reasons. It's just beautiful.

I view identity in the same perspective. Either you're liked or you're not. People see you and they smile, or they see you and they frown. For those that frown, they have plenty of logical reasons and facts to "back-up" why they don't like you. But for those that do smile, are there any logical reasons for why they like you? I think not. If we were to break down and analyze a human being, I guarantee you that the facts on paper say we should hate that person. That goes for me, you, and anyone else. Then why do we like people? Why do we find a beauty in them? Those are questions we can't comprehend but does that justify hatred? You choose.

For many us, or for me at least have received that letter saying "We are grateful that you have applied to our school but at this time, your application does not fit our requirements." I'm sitting there thinking, "Damn, I fucked up." But I'm slowly starting to realize that society tries to put us in categories: " The Ivy-League Success Story", "The In-State fellow", or my favorite, "The Junior-College Failure". Who are they to tell me which category I belong in? It's true that there's no way for colleges to have "open-door" policy and that failure is a part of life. I don't know how to change that but what do I know is that I am going to be singing my song, like this little kid and it's going to have a lot of mistakes and a lot of nonsense, like this little kid, but whichever college thinks my song is beautiful is the college I'm going to. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Don't sweat it, just let it.

Love All,

GhanDEEP