all this Chuck Norris crap is starting to get old. I respect the guy ... but really, I'm getting tired of it.
Perfection is an idealistic standard that people either set for themselves or feel measured by others.
It's more or less an illusion that people want to show.
Some people strive for perfection. There's nothing wrong with STRIVING for perfection and basically self improvement. Even I do. Alot of people want to be perfect. But the fact is no one is perfect.
Who has really ever lived a COMPLETELY PERFECT life ... one without any flaws and ever having made mistakes or messed up sometime??? Everyone in life has had their downs and been wrong sometimes.
True perfection is not based simply on mere opinions and perceptions. You have to know facts and truth.
Celebrities are a perfect example (no pun intended). They want to look perfect but they hate they hate the paparazzi. Behind the glamour ... they're only human like the rest of us, and whatever issues are going on in their life. In fact, I hate how the media actually thinks we care about that stuff. SOME OF US really don't care about stuff. We have better things to do.
Another example is why some chicks cover up with so much make up. Average people's ideas of perfection is based on image and all an act. People are afraid to be real because THEY KNOW they're not perfect. They know it and I know it.
There are some people who pick on every little flaw people have. If people do it so much ... they're either just mean or insecure about their own flaws and faults so they do it to look and feel better. It's pathetic.
Reality is that you have some good qualities, but also flaws and faults. Some are easy to see and some aren't.
People are just afraid and ashamed to show it, especially the people who are so used to being popular and well liked.
That's just the truth. Just maybe they deserve to be liked in some ways ... and maybe not so much in other ways. No one is perfect.
Yet everyday we go out we see people that aren't perfect ... fat people, scrawny people, short people, bad attitudes, people that smoke, people that get drunk, people with worse grades than others, people less smarter / creative / talented than others ... the list goes on. That's why people cheat.
Some people may have flawless looking bodies ... but when it comes to complete physical ability, are they perfect???
Example: they might be good at certain sports and suck at certain other activities. People may be fit at some things and suck at others.
ANOTHER factor for me to define as a PERFECT person is knowledge of the entire world and life itself. NO ONE has EVER proven to me they know everything, and I don't expect them to. So what if you don't??? NO ONE does. You can have alot of knowledge about some things and not so much about other things. Example: you might be a genius mathmetician but know little about science. Very few people are rocket scientists, and even rocket scientists may not be so smart at things outside their field. You could be pretty smart about facts and good at explaining how things work, but you might also suck at emotional intelligence and / or might not also be the wisest person in life. Wisdom is something different apart from mere facts, formulas, methods and techniques. It's not based on things like law, religion, and science. I'm not saying some people can't be both intelligent and wise ... just more knowledgeable in some ways and less in other ways.
NO ONE is perfect. I don't think there's as much shame in not being perfect as much as the people who lack the modesty. Show what you're good at, flaunt it if you got it, and be confident about it but you don't have to hide every little thing that's not so good about you. You don't have to share everything about yourself to the entire world but you don't have to say you're perfect either. I don't like people who don't respect privacy and I also don't like cocky people who try to look like the "genius know it all."
Intellect is one thing; a larger than life ego is another.
Talking about your good qualities and achievements is nothing to be ashamed of. It's all depends on how you present it. Charisma is one thing; putting down others ALL the time is another, and I don't believe in that. What I do is simply acknowledge the good and bad ... and when it all comes down to it ... I tell it like it is. If I don't ... they should grateful I'm being a bit too nice.
I think it's just best to be a well balanced person ... mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually (although some people don't really care about spirituality). I may have my faults but I believe overall I am a well balanced person with alot of great potential yet to be fully developed and untapped. We still have the rest of our life to discover and develop more of ourselves and other people.
I don't think it's as important to be perfect as much as it is to simply be likeable enough and regardless of their flaws and faults ... as long as they have a true reason to be valued, respected and appreciated. It goes beyond image; it's about true character and integrity, and what you do with it.
The crave for perfection is like greed ... they never feel they get enough of it. What I believe about people about those people is they TRY TOO HARD and PUSH FOR TOO MUCH ... deep down they are never satisfied enough. They never feel complete enough.
Is true perfection not the feel of being complete??? The truth is we are never complete enough ... there's always more to do, more to learn, and more to grow as both a person, individually and worldly.
Edit: Jul 06, 08
