Perfection
Every one of us has his burden to bear
As many of you know, mine is coping with being perfect.
I was not one of the fortunate ones, born in a state of perfection, as were, for example, my sisters (so they have told me.) No; child and man, I have had to strive, struggle, and finally transform myself, as the magnificent butterfly transforms from a lowly chrysalis, in order to arrive at this dizzying promontory of life.
I would like to take this occasion to say that I could not have done this without the support of my family and friends. I would like to say that, but of course, that would be false humility, and therefore a shortcoming.
What I will say is that friends and family have gifted me with ample opportunities for learning and growing, by often and repeatedly pointing out my limitations and failures. Painful as those lessons may have been for all of us, from my new perspective I can see that, while their intentions were never pure, nevertheless, in their innocence and ignorance, they served me in my quest. And for this, I must love them.
Now, some of you may feel that what I have said here is embarrassingly vain, prideful and is in itself ample evidence against my very profession of perfection.
But this is only because you have not properly adjusted your expectations of the ideal state.
Let me help you:
First, you must learn the concept of prima facie evidence. Behold me! Do not shrink back in awe! Understand that you are seeing perfection, then we can move on.
Second, you must understand the power of definition. For example, if you perceive me as being somehow egoistical and self-centered, then by definition, you are simply wrong, as I am perfect, you see. This profoundly powerful tool will be very useful in your inevitable acceptance of the truth, as well as in your own quest for perfection.
Third, you must open your eyes and the windows of your soul to see beyond the shallow dictates of fashion and the common taste. To see that, although I may not resemble society's ideal of manliness, grace, nor intellect, it must certainly be that society is simply in error. This is easy to forgive, as society is unfortunately made up of the imperfect.
Given these tools, I highly recommend that you stand yourself before a full-length mirror and bask in the radiant goodness that is you.
Do not compare yourself to the arbitrary ideal that you have been brainwashed to lust for!
Do not, certainly, compare yourself to me! To begin, you must humbly set your sights much lower.
Using the measuring-rod which is yourself, look deeply into the glass and you will see that your journey to perfection may not be the impossible trek you probably believed.
You're welcome.
posted by Mique @ 4:16 PM
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