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The Day I Realized I Am Not Perfect

    Suryava Sarkar
    @MindsNotion29
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    Do you ever think you are perfect?

    I do!

    Not physically of course. Physically I am just an average Joe. But mentally I am as sharp as one can be.

    Or at least I used to think so.

    You see I don’t have any special talents so I think my imagination, my morale and my ideas are my superpower. Which makes me unique compared to the rest of the world.

    But an incident made me realize I am just a human with human restrictions. That I can’t follow my rules, and my ideas in all circumstances of life.

    That when life puts pressure on me I will act on my instinct like the rest of the world and not on my ideologies.

    It was the day when I was late to wish my best friend/close friend/brother from another mother on his birthday.

    I consider myself a punctual person. I wish the closest to me on their birthday at exactly 12 a.m.

    But I was suffering from work-related issues at that time. When I realized it was his birthday it was already too late, It was 2.56 a.m. on the clock, and I wouldn’t have remembered it if I hadn’t seen another friend’s WhatsApp status about his birthday.

    Now you might think almost 3 hours late isn’t a big deal. But it’s a big deal for me because that was not only late but out of character for me. No matter what goes on in my life I always maintain my social duties like this. But that day I was so tangled with work that I forgot.

    I usually keep the message typed from 11.50 p.m. and at exactly 12.00 a.m. I hit send. No matter what goes on in my life I have kept up this tradition for the last 5 years.

    But that day the wish didn’t even come to my mind even for a second. And it wasn’t just anyone, it was an individual who has been a friend of mine since high school. He knows me the most in my social circle.

    That day I realized I am not perfect, and that any unusual incident in my life can force me to behave like an ordinary person.

    It wasn’t all bad though.

    Because when we understand our limitations, we can work even more efficiently.

    Keeping up that perfect persona was putting a lot of pressure on my mind. But since that day I stopped and accepted that as a human I will make mistakes. That it is impossible for me to be active all the time. I can rest and the world won’t fall apart because I closed my eyes.

    The lesson was, being perfect doesn’t mean always being right, or always being on time. It means to have a clear understanding of your own strengths and limitations.

    Thank you for staying until the end!