Do you not feel beautiful, msgivings? Are you in yours 20's?
I really enjoyed this post and it is thought provoking. It's inspired me to write something about the 'downsides' of good looks soon (particularily for women)
When I was younger I would have taken more in the looks department too. Then I thought "brains" gets more independence, but there is the downside of that. Some people get strange brains along with their genius. Every trait comes with some type of suffering.
Now I realized that intelligence is just as subjective, and there are many kinds, we can never know when we are young, which is best for us to cultivate. I think it's possible for people to be encouraged to the 'wrong' things very often. If someone starts young enough they can learn anything. It has been found that we can create new neural pathways throughout life, if we focus on certain methods of learning, and study diverse subjects, math/logic, language, and art.
So that would be a reason to pick more "beauty", if a genie did offer. It's almost like a trick question. To become more beautiful, people can apply illusions and get surgery, at a financial cost most can't endure for that luxury (or mistake lol). Natural beauty is one of the wonders of the world. It's a mathematical wonder as well! There's nothing shallow about holding beauty as an ideal!
Who could manage to not have a lingering glance at the photos of those women? Really! It's undeniably pleasureable to look at beautiful women. In a way different from attractive men I think. I will experiment with the thought hahahaaaaa