To Be Perfect

   A misshapen fruit is not perfectly round, square or triangular but it is a delicious fruit.  We often say no one is perfect but do we even believe that no one is perfect?

  From a baby struggling to walk to a pastor striving to stay holy, we see how very imperfect these people are, so when you see the girl next door, why do you say she has a perfect figure, a perfect nose shape, the perfect life? You wish you were her so bad that you ask yourself 'how can I be like her? How does she walk, talk, dress?’ but you don't know her struggles, her wishes, her sorrow. Would you do what she did to get all that?

  I have heard people say “I don’t look like what I’ve been through” and I often imagine how people would look like if they really look like what they’ve been through, trust me, those imaginations were scary. A person may have two months to live and he could be looking like he is living his best life until he opens his mouth to speak about it, suddenly the person doesn’t look perfect anymore in your eyes but must you hear a person’s story before you choose your own imperfect life? People go through different things and still manage to look stunning and put a smile on their faces each and every day of their lives while wishing for the pain and sadness to go away and you look and think to yourself “oh, this person’s life is so easy, so perfect”. Well, my dear, you won’t believe it is the opposite until they tell you.

By Naomi Perales

  Choosing to copy someone’s life is choosing to go through the person’s struggles, sorrows. Have you heard her story? When you find out, you may regret trying to be like her so appreciate the imperfect figure, imperfect smile, imperfect nose shape, the life you think is imperfect. This life you live is not a mistake, you are at the right path, ignore the thought that tells you otherwise. Love this life, embrace it, live it because there is no life better than yours.

  I hope these piece gets to someone who needs to hear this and it makes you start appreciating yourself more and being more positive about you because no one appreciates you more than you.

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