Beauty of Mind and Soul! A true story of Lupito Nyogo

Beauty of Mind and Soul! A true story of Lupito Nyogo

Lupita Nyogo, a Kenyan actress while receiving an Oscar award revealed her childhood story of self-hate for her complexion and beauty. “When child, I used to pray to the God that I wont steal sugar cubes at night (of which she was fond of), would listen to every small word of my mom and wont even forget my jackets in school. But God was not impressed with my bargains” she uttered during her speech at Oscar awards. She used to complain every night and day for her beauty and asked for little fairness. Every day she used to think that some miracle would happen! Everyday used to see mirror thinking some change would happen with a new morning. As she grew her self-hate increased! Around her the preference of life-skin prevailed.

One day her mom said which she remembered forever – i.e. “You cant eat beauty, it doesn’t feed u. “ the meaning of which she realized later. It meant to her that she cant rely on how she looks to sustain her.

She later said while taking the Oscars for her supporting role and Black women in Hollywood award , “It is not the beauty of skin which matters but the beauty lies in Compassion for urself and for the world around u. Beauty from within flames the heart and enchant the soul. It is the beauty of spirit which lives even after beauty of body fades away.”