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.
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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!
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