‘Beauty is only skin deep’ is an English idiom dating back to the 1600s that means beauty is superficial and does not reflect one’s essential character. In other words, what’s on the inside is more important than what’s on the outside. While we all understand this idea, it hasn’t stopped people from paying lots of money to doctors to make themselves more beautiful.
They Are Happy The Way They Are
‘If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it’ is a common English expression that warns against fixing something that is fine the way it is. Leave well enough alone. Don’t mess with it, or you’ll make it worse. Some little people and deaf people feel the same way.
Man Wants To Sue Parents For Giving Birth To Him
Ever had one of those days when you wish you’d never been born? Mumbai businessman, Raphael Samuel, has them all the time. The 27-year-old Indian man is so fed up with life, he plans to sue his parents for allowing him to be born. There are only two cast-iron certainties in life: birth and death. And it goes without saying that we have no choice in either. Yet Samuel believes he is entitled to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent.
Agony Of Defeat
After a bitter loss, John Herdman, the head coach of the Canadian women’s soccer team spitefully threw their silver medal into the crowd. He later told the media that “I don’t play this game for medals… and not silver ones anyway.” Some people have called him a sore loser, but apparently, his feelings are not uncommon.
All That Glitters Is Not Gold
When something seems too good to be true, it probably isn’t true at all. The story of Karl Rabeder who was once a millionaire, is one of those stories. He had a nice house, fancy cars and he stayed in expensive, five star hotels. But one day, he decided to give it all up. Well, at least that’s what he claimed to do.
Hoarding
When Alison Minami left for college, she practically dug herself out of her parents’ house. They had so much stuff it was almost impossible to walk through the home. Her parents were hoarders. Every surface was covered with junk. There was a car in the driveway that didn’t run. Shelves were full of garbage. Her parents refused to throw anything away. Yet they accumulated more and more.
Are You Satisfied With Your Life?
How happy are you with your life? How satisfied are you with your life? Happiness and satisfaction are very subjective words that are used to mean different things. A lot of people use the word ‘happiness’ to describe joy. And sometimes we use the word ‘satisfaction’ to mean the pleasure we feel when our needs are filled, like the feeling we get from eating a satisfying meal after a long day of work.
Are Extroverts Happier?
But if you are an introvert, being outgoing is not so easy. So if this professor’s research is true, then it’s good news! You don’t have to feel anxious or embarrassed about being outgoing, because if you just act like an introvert, you’re not only more likely to feel happy, but your English speaking fluency and confidence can improve faster.