Webster’s Third New International Dictionary defines “esthetic” as “appreciative of, responsive to, or zealous about the beautiful; having a sense of beauty or fine culture.” Each of us has a general sense of beauty. However, our own individual expression, interpretation, and experience make it unique, however much it is influenced by culture and self-image. What one culture perceives as disfigured may be beautiful to another. Chinese women once bound their feet, and Ubangis distend their lips. Individuals’ sense of what is beautiful influences how they present themselves to others. Esthetics is not absolute, but extremely subjective
