Imperfections are Totally Fine

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of imperfections.Let us say, a kid does a painting task better at school as compared to the other child. The teacher can equally appreciate both the kids for the hardwork put into the paintings first, before talking about the quality of the work. But no, the final judgement of the teacher does not make the child who did not win, an imperfection. There might be other teachers who might have judged the competition and awarded the first prize to the alternate kid who did not win.However, I encourage the parents to be a negative critic when a child engages in unacceptable moral or ethical behaviour. They have to be the better judge of positive or negative criticism of a child such that it does not affect the mental health of the child.The world is brimming with people having different perceptions. What is perceived as the epitome of an ‘ideal world’ will be termed as ‘ridiculous’ by some others.Just because you are not good at something, does not make you an imperfectionist in the particular area. For example, if you pitch in an article to a magazine on the Internet and it gets rejected, the same might be the top featured article on another famous digital magazine.The same goes with my writing story on Medium. My first post was rejected by a publication. But I never stopped there. I pitched it to another publication and the

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same post was accepted into another publication and received a lot of claps and views. I hope this post serves as a motivational boost for all those who are willing to write there, but too afraid to take the big step fearing criticism from imperfectionists.Check out the architectural marvels around the world. How was the ‘leaning tower of Pisa’ considered as a World Wonder? Isn’t a ‘leaning structure’ considered to be perfect asymmetry in the world of construction? Yet, it is one of the most visited places on the world with over a whopping 5,000,000 visitors per year.Similarly, if you cannot sew a button properly on a piece of cloth, that does not make you an imperfect tailor. Either it will take several retakes or maybe you might be a perfectionist in knitting a handkerchief or a scarf.Finally, I conclude by saying that,“You are your own boss of perfections and imperfections.”To all the harsh negative critics out there, I would tell you all to first critic yourself and then, critic the rest of the world. Well, just the next time you hear somebody say you are not good at something, tell them that they are due for a visit to the counsellor for a sound therapy on them being an imperfectionist. For all the others out there, be proud and embrace yourselves on being the utmost imperfectionist.</article></body>

In fact, imperfect can be split into ‘I’m perfect’ too.

Roy T. Bennett had quoted, ‘Embrace being perfectly imperfect. Learn from your mistakes and forgive yourself, you’ll be happier.”

You are your own boss of perfections and imperfections. But there is an egoistic stigma attached to it. How many times have we all had the courage to admit out loud that we are imperfectionists instead of calling ourselves perfectionists? Maybe zen to a very few times for some people.

We are all real perfectionists of our own minds and there is no doubt about the same. But there is no zeal in telling that people that they are an imperfection. What value does one gain out of calling the other person as an ‘imperfect’? Are they really perfectionists themselves? If they say they are, I would recommend you to stay away from them, because such a term never exists. 100% perfectionism is a myth. Everything on earth, big or small, is made up of imperfections.

Let us say, a kid does a painting task better at school as compared to the other child. The teacher can equally appreciate both the kids for the hardwork put into the paintings first, before talking about the quality of the work. But no, the final judgement of the teacher does not make the child who did not win, an imperfection. There might be other teachers who might have judged the competition and awarded the first prize to the alternate kid who did not win.

However, I encourage the parents to be a negative critic when a child engages in unacceptable moral or ethical behaviour. They have to be the better judge of positive or negative criticism of a child such that it does not affect the mental health of the child.

The world is brimming with people having different perceptions. What is perceived as the epitome of an ‘ideal world’ will be termed as ‘ridiculous’ by some others.

Just because you are not good at something, does not make you an imperfectionist in the particular area. For example, if you pitch in an article to a magazine on the Internet and it gets rejected, the same might be the top featured article on another famous digital magazine.

The same goes with my writing story on Medium. My first post was rejected by a publication. But I never stopped there. I pitched it to another publication and the same post was accepted into another publication and received a lot of claps and views. I hope this post serves as a motivational boost for all those who are willing to write there, but too afraid to take the big step fearing criticism from imperfectionists.

Check out the architectural marvels around the world. How was the ‘leaning tower of Pisa’ considered as a World Wonder? Isn’t a ‘leaning structure’ considered to be perfect asymmetry in the world of construction? Yet, it is one of the most visited places on the world with over a whopping 5,000,000 visitors per year.

Similarly, if you cannot sew a button properly on a piece of cloth, that does not make you an imperfect tailor. Either it will take several retakes or maybe you might be a perfectionist in knitting a handkerchief or a scarf.

Finally, I conclude by saying that,

“You are your own boss of perfections and imperfections.”

To all the harsh negative critics out there, I would tell you all to first critic yourself and then, critic the rest of the world. Well, just the next time you hear somebody say you are not good at something, tell them that they are due for a visit to the counsellor for a sound therapy on them being an imperfectionist. For all the others out there, be proud and embrace yourselves on being the utmost imperfectionist.