Nobody’s perfect. However, we can think someone or something is perfect. When that happens we see past all the flaws and bad things and learn to accept them. We may or may not realize that we’re accepting these things that most other people would consider a bad point or a flaw, but that doesn’t mean we still don’t mind it. Think about it. Think about someone you believe to be perfect or someone you feel has nothing bad about them at all. I’m sure if you tried hard enough you would find something that you never noticed before. Something that makes them a little bit less of that perfect image you had of them. Most things I would say aren’t too major enough to completely overhaul a person’s image of someone else with just one thing, but of course there are exceptions to everything. There are probably a few exceptions to the saying that nobody’s perfect too.
Of course everyone has a different opinion or view of what they believe to be perfect. With that variance I think it’s safe to say that no one will be viewed as perfect by every single person. So then the question becomes who are we trying to seem perfect for? Or are we just trying to become what each of us believe to be perfect in hopes that in the process we end up becoming close to somebody else’s image of perfection? I feel that perfection is an OK goal to have, but not a feasible or reasonable one. You’re never going to be satisfied with your “perfection.” Most of the time there’s going to be something else better out there that appears to be even more perfect to you. Suddenly you no longer are satisfied with what you have. You’re craving that higher level of satisfaction with something you didn’t even know about two seconds before, let alone want or need. You then base your happiness on that fact.
It’s been said that majority of people will never truly be happy or satisfied with what they have. Well at least I think I’ve heard that said somewhere, I could be wrong. Either way I think it has some truth in it even though I don’t think it happens as often as said. Most people go through their lives in the “rat race.” Once they get the thing they wanted, more money, a promotion, a car, whatever people want these days, they set their sights on the next big thing. They work towards that because they believe that’s what they need to be happy or satisfied with their life. I’m not gonna lie, I want materialistic things too. I want a really nice car, big house, amazing family, good job, etc. Basically the American dream. Or not. I don’t know. Either way nowadays most people have become materialistic and/or superficial. I’m guilty of at least one of those.
I think it’s hard to not be materialistic or superficial today. We make so many judgments based on looks and appearances and crave so many unnecessary things. Say you go to an interview or have to interview someone. The second either you or the interviewee walk into the room, the other person is making a judgment you based on what you look like, what you’re wearing, how you present yourself, etc. In less than 60 seconds your possible future employer or employee formed an opinion about you that may or may not change with the actual interview. At a party even. If you’re mingling through the crowd at a party who are you going to express an interest in and actually go make conversation, the beautiful girl or the average looking girl? I would probably go for the beautiful girl first in that situation. Looks aren’t going to be everything though. Sure her looks may have drawn me to her in the first place and is why I decided to strike up a conversation, but if there’s nothing much at all behind her looks I’m just going to move on.
I wrote all this at work over a period of a week so if it seems all over the place, that’s why.
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