The Dumbest Village in the World

"Never judge a book by its' cover." People have said this phrase time and time again, but do people really live by it? The villagers in The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World definitely either had never heard the phrase or they just completely disregarded it. Personally, if a person ever floated into my yard, no matter how breathtakingly beautiful, they would be sent to the morgue immidiately. It's only a common courtesy to bury the body. The villagers marveled over his body for who knows how long, which is completely strange in my book.

The villagers were so shallow. Just because he's "the tallest, strongest, most virile, and best built man they had ever seen" didn't mean that he was Mr.Good Deeds. "Esteban" could have been the worst robber/murderer/rapist/pedophile person in the village, which would explain why a nearby village wouldn't want to claim him. The women were the worst. The fact that they "secretly compared him to their own men" showed that they didn't care if their husbands were kind, smart, funny, or whatever they look for in a mate. They only cared that their husbands weren't as strong or beautiful as the drowned man. "Later when they covered his face with a handkerchief so that the light would not bother him, he looked so forever dead, so defenseless, so much like their men." The exact moment when they covered his face he was no longer a magnificiently beautiful face, but just a mere, normal man of the village. After he was covered they "just wanted to get rid of the bother of the newcomer." Later when the handkerchief was removed, they went back to obesssesing over the DEAD man.

People always think that since a person is the slightest bit attractive the MUST have a superb personalties. NOT TRUE. Take Charlie Sheen for example. He is an actor, widely known for the tv show, Two and a Half  Men. He's a very handsome, young man. He had a very respectful, responsible personality until in December 2009 he was arrested for assulting his wife, Brooke Mueller. Not one year later he was arrested for causing $7,000 of damage in alcohol and cocaine fueled-bender and a host of other things. Handsome man, great job... Not such good decisions or reaction. You may not have the prettiest hair, nails, nose, or body shape. You are still just as wonderful as any aesthetically appealing person... unless you're mean.