One aspect of life I've come to understand is that perfectionism is a mirage, it's nearly impossible, and it ruins the equilibrium that we should attain when we gauge our level or limit to expectations. Irrespective of the fact that we understand this, we tend to still seek for it.
This is because we see perfection as an endless journey without a destination. The moment we embark on it, we understand that we cannot get to the peak, we cannot fully comprehend the mystery of perfection, we just see it as an all round way to edify ourselves, become better and still strive hard to attain completeness.
Truth is, we can become complete, up to par, standard finished, or even complete, but not perfect. Perfection is a direct opposite of what we are and this is because the human anatomy is too complex to deduce. One of the reasons why perfection will remain a mirage is because of our mind.
The mind is the brain box of our creativity and dominion. With its diverse sophistication and capabilities, it is still erratic and prone to breakdown from overwhelming life issues. The mind itself can push us to see its frailties.
This is when we're often judgmental and skeptical of our capabilities. This is to say that sometimes, we understand our capabilities, we know our strength. Occasionally, we bask in our achievement, however in the next moment we might begin to berate and see ah underwhelming aspects to our lives.
We're the same people that exactly basked in our accomplishment and also berated ourselves at the same time. This means that there's no placing logic to how our mind works. The fact that we cannot place a sense of logic to every of our actions is one of the reasons why we cannot see perfection as a destination.
In the bible, the story of creation narrated how, humans who once shared a common language, got many languages. In the Book of Genesis. It stated that people were of one accord and were united in building a palace that could reach up to heaven, so they could communicate with God.
Hence, splitting their language didn't only shatter this plan, it brought discord amongst people. This is to say that coordination could have been the reason why this plan could have been achieved. This is to say that the intrapersonal relationships we tend to cultivate within ourselves, can externally extend to our fellow human, which in turn contributes to how whole we can become and the opposite of this often makes us disunited by default.
There are so many aspects of the human lives that are rather erratic and not following the principle of causality. The Issue with double standards are one of them.
Sometimes, because of emotional reasons, we don't believe what is good for the goose is good for the gander. For example, we may equate a particular reward or punishment to a situation and don't deem it to be same for another similar situation. The aspect of favoritism and racism are what makes people to be double standard in nature.
Due to the fact that the heart of a man can be desperately wicked, some people allow this to consume them, they're rather unsteady in their judgement, they cannot give reasons for their actions, they're too erratic and unsteady, giving in to all the whims that comes through their mind. It's difficult to change people like this, no matter how hard they seek to change.
The fact that we cannot acknowledge some of our biggest undoings is the reason why we cannot totally change. People make seek for perfection, they love it, they hunger for it, but it's unrealistic by choice and default as well.
No one should actually berate perfection. However, as humans, we should understand that we cannot attain it. This is why we often tend to rely on technology to experience what perfection feels like.
It is because we love and adore it even if we pretend to hate or berate the fact that we cannot reach that peak. All in all, we should continue striving. Our lives are limited, some people might see this a reason to enact wickedness or reek havoc, while others might see it as a reason to change, be better or see the futility to subduing others in life.
Because we cannot totally agree on such an Important issue as this, it further shows how far away we are from getting rid of our ego, pride and self aggrandizement. We cannot hate our nature, but this doesn't mean we should succumb to every aspect of it.
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