I would rather be super-intelligent than extremely good looking. For me it comes down to a matter of depth. I respect depth and cultivating deep understanding, being regarded as intelligent is far more important a pursuit than simple vanity. In my experience the “Good Looking” people lead very vapid and dull lives. Vanity is fleeting, you’re young only for a short time and then you get old and it’s all ruined.
Perhaps it’s the acceptance of the flow of time. Time can only lead to deeper understandings, only lead to more intelligence while Time follows Vanity down a dark alley and then tears off it’s arms and beats it to death, leaving Vanity dead and stuffed in a rusting dumpster.
Since nobody can escape time, it seems the best bet to select that which will work to your best advantage.
