NOTperfect

We have always imagined the perfect. We always strive for the perfections. We only want the very best to happen to us. We have been fortunate to inch closer to perfection.

But is it always perfect? Is it always easy? A cakewalk?

I am afraid not. Because perfection is a concept. A unique concept. But many of us do live it …almost live it …a few are near it …the others are not too distant. And there are a few who are far away. Very far.

There are perfect individuals. Almost perfect ones too. They have almost everything one needs, or one can dream of. They are in a place in life where they are glad, they are content. Contrast next. There are the NOTperfect ones. They don’t know how to move ahead. Every second step is a struggle. Every new day is a battle. But do they give up? Oh no. they are trying to find their own perfection.

There are perfect relationships. The bright ones, the vibrant ones, who are out there – not afraid of what tomorrow brings, they know nothing can dampen their existence. And then there are the ones who are constantly grinded – NOTperfect. Nowhere closer. They are lost …trying to carve out their own paths. There are continuous fights, and abuses, oh also! …a few beatings. Do they give up? Some of them do. The others are too afraid to let go. They have a strange hope of finding their own bit of perfection.

Sigh perfection!

Why perfection?

There are perfect homes. Loving parents and obedient children. Happy faces and wishes fulfilled. Up-to-date fashion knowledge and glamor quotient. Sweet. Next, the almost-perfect ones. Striving to become the best. And the okay ones. These are the ones who are trying to be content.

And then there are those NOTperfect homes. They don’t know what having a family feels like …what togetherness is. They know something is missing, they know they can never be perfect. It is weird to imagine homes which are not happy. Homes where there is less of warmth, and more of anger. Homes which negate the essence of their very existence. But do they stop living? Do they stop dreaming? I am afraid not. Because they know …somewhere down the lane, they will either find their perfect world, or give up on the concept of perfection.

So what is it that keeps the NOTperfect ones moving? Hope? Belief? Or may be a desire …a distant, difficult desire to become perfect!

But is perfection enough? Though we may feel so, it is not. Really.

We all have heard the philosophy “Imperfections are beautiful”. But only a few of us know how difficult it is to be NOTperfect, and still go out there in front of the world and smile. More so laugh. Act like you are the perfect ones too. It pains. It hurts. But you have to continue to smile.

Why?

Cry out if you are hurt. It doesn’t show how weak you are. It only shows how you have accepted your imperfection. It is not a sin to be imperfect. It is only a temporary state. The moment you accept that some things are the best the way they are, you are at peace. Instead, you can work on the other almost-perfect things in life …in the end what do you want? Perfection is it?

Go for it. But not after losing the calmness of your mind … But after winning over the feeling of being “NOTperfect”.