Imperfections Make the world go round

Imperfections make the world go round

We as humans have been extremely impacted by the media we subconsciously feel as thought we have to live up to those unspoken/unreachable expectations to live and have to "perfect life." Sadly we live in an bitter, unforgiving era, we all are constantly being surrounded by prime examples of "perfection" no matter where we turn, even in the comfort of our own homes, these over processed images of perfection are glaring at us from our television sets. Men and woman, boys and girls, all of ages smirking at us with their perfectly toned fat free bodies, spewing away facts with their perfectly intelligent minds, gloating and showing off their perfectly honed talents; the perfect fathers, mothers, spouse, siblings, offspring, friends,etc you name it, it's perfect.It's enough to make you look in the mirror and immediately head for the bathroom to throw up, to feel horrid about yourself. Our generation has grown up wired, instant access the world through the touch of a button, we connected to the internet and the outside world 24/7, we've grown accustom to creating profiles to put ourselves out there for the world to see, we've grown up with blogs, friendster, myspace, facebook, online matching site.. you name it, it can and can be used as an enabler for ourselves to cover up our insecurities with a virtual illusion, creating that "perfect person"; ignoring our flaws which make up our true selves. We feel as though our imperfections make us vulnerable for finger pointing, harassing, to be unlike or unlovable. Welcome to "Generation Me." We are narcissism at it's peak, we bring it full circle: If we can make others believe in our molded existence, we are just as we say we are, we are "special" . From a young age, we were constantly subconsciously and consciously being force fed with the idea that to be happy and successful, people must perceive us as confident, as leaders, as special or better than everyone else. We are encouraged to come across as extroverted and self-assured even if we shy away from being noticed.We are told to hold strong belief in the fact that if we mold or pick these (false) superficial determinants correctly we can create that "perfect" formula to become a more likable, more confident, human. Hold on a second here, we can pick apart and scrutinize others, and be honest with others, but when it comes to your own flaws they are not in existence?Do we honestly really want to delude ourselves and others with this fake us? Personally I don't want to spend my whole life struggling to be something I'm not. Everyone wants to be confident, but not so narcissistic that we lose our true selves.I don't want to spend my whole life struggling to be something I'm not. Everyone wants to be confident, but not so narcissistic that we lose our true selves. This is why i believe everyone should embrace their flaws, learn to truly love oneself, for you only have yourself. Don't you think it's sad that you have to make yourself be something your not to be accepted? Honestly we all want people to accept us for our true selves. One can only be happy with another person (honestly, 100% happy) if they love themselves. To Nobody's imperfect, each of us are perfect in our own ways, those who embrace their flaws are "perfect" To embrace imperfection is to let go of the need to be right, or look good, all of the time.




It's never easy, but life wasn't designed to be a breeze. It's the challenges you face, the adventurous thrill ride that makes life enjoyable, get messy learn for your mistakes, use all that you have to your advantage. For when you finally accept yourself, and stop worrying what others think of you, can you truly be happy and finally realize how amazing life is.
Remember this little tidbit of advice: They love you out there. Just as you are. Loud but funny. Timid but sincere. Emotional but always there to give you advice. Aggressive but always able to rustle up film tickets or restaurant table bookings at short notice. You see, others know these `imperfections' of yours to be mere quirks! So, join the gang, won't you? Start to love yourself.

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