Opposites Don't Attract

An angel. A bright light. A ring of purity glows around her. Singing heavenly songs. All this comes to mind when I think of an angel. Pure heavenly glow and song. Barely able to look, being so bright. When I think of an angel, I think purity. When the town in the movie Beauty and the Beast thinks of purity, they think of Belle.

Belle had the looks to the personality. She wasn't rich, but she didn't need nor want to be. She was just herself. Everyone in the town knew that she was the most beautiful girl that you could ever lay eyes on. She wasn't cocky about it either. She might have known she was gorgeous but Belle is not the type of person to show off or brag about it. She didn't have a gang of people marching behind her, waiting for her every move. They didn't obsess over her. Yes they knew she was beautiful but she wasn't being chased by people. Belle was a little bit on the quiet side. She always had her nose in a book. As if she didn't care what anyone thought of her. She was wearing a blue dress with an apron over it, not a fancy dress. She was another girl in town, but was by far the greatest role model. Belle defined a pure young lady.

Cockiness and a mean streak was the only thing that ran through Gaston. He had selfish love, selfish motives, and was arrogant. Yet, all the girls worshiped him. People would follow him around trying to talk to him. He was their idol. One in which they worshiped time after time again. In awe they would lean over him and flirt with him. He could have any girl in the village. But not Belle. Knowing any girl would die for him, Gaston asked Belle to marry him. He thought that she would just say yes.  But it wasn't the case at all. Belle hated Gaston. She realized what a jerk he was and how selfish Gaston acted. Belle said no to Gaston for all the right reasons. He wanted Belle to be his wife for all the wrong reasons. Gaston knew that she was the most breathtaking girl that the whole village had seen. He wanted it for himself. He was the idol of the village, he didn't look good single. Marrying Belle would be the high of his life for him. He wouldn't realize that or care. Gaston wanted to claim her as his. That's all. Belle? With somebody like Gaston? Complete opposites. If you have two different magnets, they don't attract. They push away from each other. Gaston wanted to be the one to keep pushing to get to her but she would be the one backing away. Resisting it and avoiding him. All of Belle's purity for just Gaston. How would that look on him? Pretty good. She wasn't going to give herself away to anyone so selfish that wanted her for his sake.

Can you think of anyone that is like Gaston? I can. It doesn't have to be a grown man. In fact my old best friend Makayla is just like Gaston. Notice how I said "old best friend." I decided that I didn't want to be known for being friends with someone like her. I am not saying that I am Belle, because I am not perfect in everything I do. I noticed how selfish she was and I didn't want to be friends with somebody that would treat me the way she did. She didn't have very many friends. I knew why, after we were friends for about six months. We got along so well and were joined at the hip as some would say. But she was just an awful friend. She never listened to what I had to say, but I always listened to her. I was a great friend to her because I didn't want to loose her. After awhile, I realized that I wanted to. When I would point out little flaws that I didn't like about how she was treating me, she would get defensive and say that I do the same thing when I knew for a fact that I didn't. She was so controlling and spoiled and wanted everything handed to her. Just like Gaston. I am sure everybody knows  or did know somebody like Gaston.He is more of an extreme example but everybody is most likely to know a person that shows some traits that Gaston does.

I am pretty sure that nobody would want to be friends with somebody like Gaston. Possibly for the publicity and popularity but not for the way you would be treated. Nobody would want to spend their life serving them and worshiping them and in the end have "Gaston" treat you like you did nothing. So maybe you're not Belle, you aren't all pure and maybe not the prettiest girl but try to be like her. I am not saying to try and be beautiful because everyone is gorgeous in their own way. I am saying to be as pure as you can. Have Belle be your set role model. Don't be overtaken by people like Gaston. When Gaston comes around, you walk out. Just like Belle walked out of her house when Gaston started acting up around her. You don't hang on to those people. You walk away from them and don't let them control you. Would you want to be known for being best friends with Gaston? Belle means beautiful. There is a reason why Belle has that name. It is almost as a label. Do you want to be labeled as Gaston or Belle? Being known as selfish or pure?