“What we need most, is not so much to realise the ideal as to idealise the real.”
~ Francis Herbert Hedge.
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Wisdom by Hindsight
“What we need most, is not so much to realise the ideal as to idealise the real.”
~ Francis Herbert Hedge.
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The man on the right could do with a good bra. So could the man on the left, come to think of it. I’ve never regarded bulging muscles as attractive, and not just because I’ve never had them. Physical strength, sure, but conspicuous muscularity seems a bit pointless.
A bra? What cup size are you, Nick? An A?
“Masculinity seems a bit pointless”? Really? Well, I never. Next you’ll be torching femininity at the stake.
U
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U,
nick didn’t say masculinity, he said conspicuous muscularity. There is a difference.
The man on the left should read Francis! That is my opinion, but it takes all kinds to make this world. There are all kinds of psychological factors at work in both cases.
nick took the words right out of my mouth.
men (or even women now for that matter) who bulk up like that… always look to me as if they have huge rocks under their skin. it’s simply not appealing to me.
strength is one thing but I appreciate tinsel strength. like a cat.
love the quote! not just in body image either.
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Don’t be so hasty, Tammy. Some men fall in love with a woman (their feeling not reciprocated) and leave for Canada to fell trees. The by-product? Muscle.
U
Ursula recently posted..How to make a splash without getting anyone wet
Sorry, U. Andy says those pecs are for show, real lumberjacks are muscular, but their bodies are more balanced.
Cheerful Monk recently posted..July 9, 2017 Sunday Hike
The chap on the left is trying to achieve the ideal as per his mental make up and the one on the right has idealised his body the way it is!
Ditto, nick and tammy.
You might like this: http://www.gocomics.com/drabble/2017/07/17
Cheerful Monk recently posted..July 9, 2017 Sunday Hike
Tell Andy next time he keeps himself in shape shifting trees and stuff off the road to your second home up the sticks.
Sometimes I despair how dismissive people are (by way of comments here so far, you, Nick and Tammie).
U
Ursula recently posted..How to make a splash without getting anyone wet
frankly the reason I don’t care for muscle bound people is the way they move.
they never look limber to me. they walk rather ‘stove up’ to use an old phrase from my part of the country.
I like the quietly muscular grace of a cary grant more.
muscles don’t necessarily make the man.
and nick said muscularity not masculinity.
and my name is spelled with a y.
just sayin’.
tammy j recently posted..moving on old bean
U,
There’s a big difference between being in shape and bulking up for show rather than function.
Cheerful Monk recently posted..July 9, 2017 Sunday Hike
The quote is fine. I personally do not care a rats patuti for either image – nor do i care if some guys or gals choose body building as a hobby or not. I have always been strong – a certain degree of it comes with my size. I freely admit I could have done a better job managing the Xs in front of the L on my frame but oh well.
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But, oh well! Ditto.
Isn’t there a happy medium look in there somewhere — that’s a more typical reality from my experience — it’s usually not one of these two extreme choices? That said — I agree with the quote.
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It helps if your GP is also your friend like mine is. He tells me not to worry about my weight as all other parameters like BP, Cholesterol etc are normal, he calls me obese but fit and not to bother but to have fun.
My problem with the fellow on the left is his body seems out of balance, his pecs are too large. If they were more in tune with the rest of him I would think his body was attractive.
Cheerful Monk recently posted..July 9, 2017 Sunday Hike
I used it precisely for that reason – the exaggeration effect to achieve the ideal!
If you look at these Classical Greek statues you’ll see the pecs are not so exaggerated. Their ideal male form was more balanced. (FIngers crossed that the links work.)
https://media1.britannica.com/eb-media/22/99922-004-012C57EC.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Netuno19b.jpg/330px-Netuno19b.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Reggio_calabria_museo_nazionale_bronzi_di_riace.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/NAMA_X15118_Marathon_Boy_3.JPG/594px-NAMA_X15118_Marathon_Boy_3.JPG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:0002MAN-Hermes.jpg
The links worked and I deleted the other set of comments.
You have forgotten http://rummuser.com/fantasising/
Nice play on words, Francis!
Yes, that is why I wanted to share with my readers.
Could it be a ‘photoshop’ job ? … Looks like the same bloke to me. If it is then someone is in for a surprise.
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I too believe that it is a photoshopped double image. You should see this post – http://rummuser.com/fantasising/
Thanks mate. That’s just … fan -bloody – tastic !
Big John recently posted..Don’t get too exited … Part 2
Entirely my pleasure Big John.
Ah, now that’s (your other post) ideal, Ramana. (And, just a note – the man on the right is not quite the extreme here in Fast Food Land.)
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