Perfect as we could be…

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The world is in love with this word called ‘perfect’
It’s applicable to us imperfect humans…
Expected to be perfect, born to be perfect,
Life partner to be perfect, employee to be perfect.
Are really families, marriages perfect?
Are really jobs and ideals perfect?
Perfection doesn’t drive excellence…
It leads to frustration and sadness,
It discourages and breaks you,
It drives you up the wall,
To the one, you’re not perfect at all…
We have our worth, and we rarely see,
To be perfect is always complete.
Our appraisals ask us to improve,
Our teachers focus on our weaknesses,
Our partners accuse us of not being true,
Our society compares whatever we do.
We plan, we try hard, we give our best…
We make our compromises and adjustments…
We realise our faults and look to amend…
We are given no chances, we fail to commend,
So competitive, we push harder…
In the bargain, we try to be someone else to just get to the ‘perfect’ stage
We lose our ourselves, we lose who we really are…
We have our ups and downs, and known for what we are!
Not ashamed we are imperfect, we just tried harder to build our image
Our words and actions misunderstood and took for granted,
Our intentions were not known, we explained time and again,
No one cared a bit…
Whom to ask and whom to tell…
We made our choices, it’s our destiny…
To make things right…we got back negativity.
So folks, our story never ends,
Life and relationships are complicated, they will never change.
Still in the pursuit of changing our perspective,
How much will it help for a meaning to live
What joy it gives to die a hundred times,
For once we pray it ends for a lifetime!

ScentiMentalist - Sensory & Aromas Expert, Brand Strategist, Food & Wine Enthusiast!

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