Perfect is the key word of our lives these days. Technology, science, approach-wise, everything has to be perfect. If it is not, then it is trash for us. Perfection has become an obsession. A couple of days back one of my colleague was upset because his aspiration was to be perfect at work. Truly ambitious I must say. It is no where wrong to strive for perfection, rather it is fair enough in the world of cut throat competition. If you don't match up with the pace, you will be last in the race.
However, this hunger for perfection should be moderated with hints of breaks. We are not machines after all. Our focus should be on the learning curve. The means should be important than the ends.We must learn to strike a balance between unambitious and over-ambitious approach. We should keep challenging our capabilities but only to an extent where it keeps the flame within us burning. It should not destroy the magic of being alive and turn us into a success- hungry monstrous machine.
It is important to be on the top, however the journey to that top is also important and beautiful. While you climb the mountain, keep your mind on reaching the top, but also, stop for a while, look at the beauty of the landscape around you and keep it in your heart. Similarly, when you work towards perfection, put in your heart and soul in it, but also, take a small break, look around you, people are brimming with joy and love, spend a little time with them, share a smile with them and keep those moments in your heart, they will inspire you in times of failure because you never know, you might be all alone at the top.
I have always believed that strategies can never be formulated at once, they keep evolving. Similarly, perfection is also a state that keeps evolving, as with every new moment, a new aspect will be added, there will be a new challenge a new lesson. So practically, we can never be perfect, we can only work towards achieving perfection. So one should realize that perfection is a relative term. We should keep on working, keep on learning, and refrain from the ultimate state of perfection. The reason is that once we start believing we are perfect, we become rigid, we don't want to learn or change. The feeling of complacency creeps in and results in a complete destruction altogether.
So I would rather say that when you embark on a journey towards a destination named PERFECTION, focus only on the path and not the final destiny if you want to be a dynamic and happy human being. The race for becoming numero uno is fun till the time you want to work towards becoming one, the moment you grab the title, the fun is over.
Nice one..:)
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