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Yes, You Are Perfect
You were simply preparing yourself for mediocre
It’s now becoming a norm to use the phrase 'Nobody is perfect' as an excuse for not doing something properly. I even remember a pilot once announcing: “Remember, nobody is perfect.” before his flight. We use this phrase to cover our laziness. And that is bad.
You can also use this while soothing someone who had accidentally did something wrong and that’s fine in that case: “Hey, don’t worry, nobody is perfect. We can fix this.”
After turning 13th, I got the same issue — striving for perfectionism. Teachers used to tell us: “Look at John, he is a perfect student. He is punctual, always prepared, and overly courteous. You gotta be like him.” (Only we knew how he used to dance in the whole class at the break time.) My friends (I only have two) used to tell: “Shajedul, you gotta be perfect in whatever you do otherwise people will ignore you, make fun of you, befriend you and you would be alone, forever.” This sure didn’t have a direct impact on me (I have thick skin) however it struck me and I slowly started striving for perfectionism (it’s too hot here in Oman, my skin is melting.)
I was now at the last stage of perfectionism at the age of 17. Everything I do, I couldn’t finish it sooner as I wanted to be perfect. I never started writing for this reason. I…
