Daphne and the Laurel Wreath

Daphne was once a beautiful nymph that like many women in ancient times made the mistake of being beautiful. The God Eros (aka Cupid) was upset with Apollo when he learned Apollo doubted Eros's love arrows. To prove a point Eros shot his arrows (say that 5 times fast) so that Apollo would fall head over heels with Daphne. Unfortunately Daphne wasn't into the sun god and when he tried to take her by force, she fled to the river her father was the spirit of. She prayed for safety so her father transformed her into a tree. Apollo, still a heartsick lover, now wears the laurel wreath as a symbol of his love, as do athletic champions as penance to the God Apollo. Eternal youth is something actively sought after in today's society. With cosmetics, plastic surgery, etc. people are looking more artificially young by the day. I don't think we should attempt too hard to look how we were, it doesn't let us focus on the now. It's as if saying that who we were ten years ago was better than who are now and that's simply not true. Thats why no one who has ever had cosmetic surgery has ever looked significantly better than they were before. When people are obsessed with their tiny flaws enough to change them, I think it's a tad unhealthy to think you would be better off looking a tad bit more "normal."