of being perfect

Whether we realize it or not..everyday..we are trying to do our best..we are trying to make sure that our day goes smoothly..that everything will fall into place.. and this ‘trying’ is never ending because we just want things to be PERFECT. This may be true to some and may not be the case for others.. but I am pretty sure that at some point all of us must have felt this.

Does this mean that we are perfectionists? When I think about it, do perfectionists really exist? Or are they just organized people who manage to plan and do things well? Some may say that’s why they are perfect. But what does perfect really mean? Personally, i have had this urge inside me that keeps telling that everything needs to be PERFECT. I have this tendency to plan things when I wake up in the morning and sometimes the night before..and I want my day to go according to my plans.. Well, it’s normal to plan things but to make sure that everything is according to it..no addition..nothing else to it..i don’t think it’s normal..don’t you think?

Well, this was before.. Now, I do plan things BUTI I have learned that we can only plan.. because there are many circumstances that may change it.. like what I’ve written in my previous post.. we might spill coffee on your shirt and we might fall on the steps.. we might suddenly fall sick and we’re not able to go meet a friend..who knows?! after all it’s life..expect the unexpected! Just imagine the so-called perfect life (as people may call it)..everything is good, no disruptions, everyone is doing their job and carrying out their responsibilities dutifully..well it may seem like perfect..but just look at Bree in the Desperate Housewives..Isn’t is scary? I am not trying to condemn people..some like it this way..and I totally respect them..as I said..this is just my thought..a glimpse of my perspective which can be right and wrong..

I think we..especially me..need to start to accept that the mantra ‘I am not perfect’ is true.. As a normal human being..we, ourselves, need to accept the fact that we have many flaws.. we make mistakes.. we cant’s avoid errors and fault is inevitable.. but what we can do is DO OUR BEST..and we should not stop doing so. I think we need to go with the flow.. we need to be flexible..we need to adapt and adopt.. make some adjustments here and there.. LEARN from our and others’ experience and mistakes..I know it’s hard but we need to bear in mind that nobody’s perfect..as Tun Dr Mahathir said: ‘Perfect people simply do not exist’.