Wednesday, 7 March 2012

IT'S OKAY NOT TO BE PERFECT


So does the picture tells us. We tend to put the best foot forward. Project the best possible image we can come up but then there are times that you just want to let your hair down and be simply who you really are - "imperfect."

We can compete all we want but at the end of the day, I think we need to accept what a chunk of Desiderata tries to tell us ... that there will always be greater and lesser person than yourself. -CMK.

 Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, 
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,
even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, 
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. 
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment 
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, 
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations, 
in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul. 
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world. 
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
Max Ehrman
 
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  1. It's ok not to be perfect. God prefers us this way: being ourselves and being unique. I always remind myself that, especially when I have trials, hard times or tests that I make mistakes in.

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