Flawed Perfection

While trying to go to sleep last night, I had tons of thoughts going through my head.  This was nothing unusual, but the thoughts were interesting.

I was thinking about the idea of perfection. If you think about it, perfection doesn't actually exist.  Everything has a flaw, including straight lines. Under the microscope, the line is made up of lots of little marks, which look perfectly straight to the naked eye.  There is no such thing as a perfect circle or square.  No person's face is perfectly symmetrical. If you look at someones face long enough, you will begin to notice how one eye, generally the right one, is open larger than the left one.  No one has perfectly straight eyebrows, one is always higher than the other.  The right side of the face tends to be higher than the left side.  It is interesting to see this in various photos of "famous" individuals.  I mean, real photos, candids and not magazine photos.  Magazines change the beautiful imperfections with photoshop, sad reality.  Photoshop causes real individuals to question how they look and give them the desire to be perfect.

But, in certain parts of the world, flaws are seen as perfect and beautiful.  Being different can be extremely beautiful.  I honestly don't want to fit into a box.  I don't want to be ordinary or fit into the category of "normal."  Sticking out a little is not necessarily a bad thing.  Embrace flaws, use them in your favor and enjoy not being like everyone else.  Stop trying to be like everyone else.  No one will ever be like someone else, not even identical twins.

I accept that I will never look like a photoshopped magazine cover, I accept that I will never fit into a size zero.  I also have no desire to fit into a zero.  I am finally starting to accept myself and my flaws. This is a massive step for me.  I hope everyone can find this place and understand that this is where it all begins.

Perfection is just a figment of the imagination. Stop seeking something that does not exist.