Face Value

I often wonder, what is that quality in mankind that differentiates one person to the other. We see numerous people in our day to day life and subconsciously assay the person. The parameters of this estimation is generally very complex and often beyond the scope of human comprehension.

But, the initial parameter of judgment is the appearance of the person, the looks or the more tangible quality of a human. And, we must agree to the fact that this remains to the most lasting impression of a person. But, we also realize that the real self of a person is not tangible and can only be felt or seen by an in depth interaction of that person. Again, the disadvantage of the intangible qualities is that it cannot be judged by the human mind at the first instance. So, this brings us back to the conclusion that the appearance is the most marketable factor of a human being.


This postulate is also suggested by a study that was carried recently in the USA. The study involved the pictures of the CEOs of the top 25 and bottom 25 companies of the Fortune 1000 list. Now, these pictures were given to people who did not know any one of them and were asked to identify which of them seemed more successful than the others. Surprisingly, 90% of the results matched the group to which each of the individuals belonged. It was also given that the subjects in consideration had no variation in terms of race, gender, etc. This study is definitely substantial to the debate in hand.

So, can we conclude that our success depends upon the fact that how are we perceived at the other end? The answer would be a probable 'yes'. This is also justified by the fact that we often have scenarios where we tag individuals on the basis of their appearance (The way one looks, speaks, carries one's self), generically called the personality of the person. We all must have done this at some point in our lives.

So, it might be sensible to say that what actually matters at the end of the day is the FACE VALUE!!

A very well said phrase: "Your Attitude defines your Altitude. Determine it yourself"