Perfection

After a somewhat depressing and tiring day, I needed the comfort of a late night rom-com movie tonight to keep me from thinking about the stuff that's going "wrong" in my life. It usually works as a little therapy to cheer me up. Beautiful people, falling in love.. At beautiful locations.. and after a couple of mishaps and a few tears, falling even deeper in love and then eventually, living happily ever after.. That's the thing about romantic comedies.. The oh-so happy endings! The perfection! Can't get enough of it, can you? At least for those few hours, you can easily believe that good things are on the way for everyone and things are all going to fall in place one day.. That's the kind of comfort I was looking for in the movie tonight.. Well that's exactly what I got but in a little unexpected way..

I was watching "The Accidental Husband" and one of the best dialogues towards the end was that.. it's not always necessary to sweat the small stuff.. You are allowed to make a couple of mistakes!" And I thought, well, that's some advice I could use right now! So what if things aren't exactly the way I had planned.. They are still pretty manageable. So what if I am not living in the most idealistic way possible.. And anyway, is it possible to even define the single right way to live life? I don't think so! Sure the "procedure" of growing up studying and scoring ranks, getting a degree, then working as bankers and engineers, getting married and having kids, and then retiring and waiting to die, seems to be working for most of us! But there are still many who would like to look beyond all this, to step out of mediocrity and take risks, make mistakes, learn and find their passions and try and add value to this world through their work.. many who live each moment and not just exist!

Its hard to be different, to take the unconventional path, to not be accepted for who you are, to make mistakes on the path of finding and creating your true self.. Sure it's all difficult.. But isn't it worth it, if it provides the possibility of a future which satisfies your soul? Won't that be perfection? Perfection is subjective after all!

So why get into these socially accepted norms of being the perfect person, why not do something new, take chances and follow your heart! Why let others define you when you can do it so much better for yourself! I so wish one day we will all be able to listen to our hearts, to follow our dreams and add value to our lives and of others.. And in the end, we can all be the perfect versions of our own selves! Now won't that be perfection?!