A few months before 2020, I bet everyone of us has already laid out plans for the coming year. Given quite a number of long weekends, w e already have a good idea for our vacation plans, how will we utilize our work leaves and where will we go during our holidays. Then enter 2020. January proved to be not a good start of the year. There were volcanoes erupting, celebrities dying and yes of course Covid-19 pandemic . Covid-19 pandemic which is caused by the Coronavirus resulted for most of us to be locked down in the comforts of our own homes. Employees were advised to work from home and stay away from the public to contain the spread of the virus. Unfortunately for some, their livelihood was taken away because working from home is not feasible and their company has no means to sustain the workforce. Experts say that the world will be going to a period of depression and many more jobs will be inevitably ...
I'm Not Perfect and Neither Are You!
Many say that I am a perfectionist. I will admit that it’s
half true. I want things to be always perfect. I hate hearing “this is okay”. I
always want everything to be at its “best”. For instance, when my husband and I
were selecting paint colours for our house, I don’t like just any colour. I
selected it in a way that it has the same blend and I rejected some which I
felt were not suited to my taste. My aim was to make it unique and that it
would last for long time. At work, I don’t like my colleagues to do the job
just to complete it. I always want things to be accomplished properly and
accordingly, no shortcuts or excuses. If I feel that there is something wrong,
I make it a point to highlight it and frankly voice out what I think.
It is not easy trying to be perfect because not everybody is
aiming for it, and sometimes it results to misunderstandings. Though my goal is
always for everyone’s benefit, some will not appreciate it and even hate and
curse me. So what is the point of beating myself up about something to be done
perfectly if I can’t control the situation?
When people are perceived as perfectionist, they are always
expected to do well and to not make mistakes. But in the real world, no one is
perfect and everyone makes mistakes. The cruel reality is, it’s the mistakes
that are remembered not the good things that was accomplished. What was done
well will be forgotten and over shadowed by the short comings that happened.
Nobody has the right to judge others, but sadly this is
human nature. We immediately condemn people without understanding and not
trying to find out what really happened. We instantly think the less of them.
Are we really that arrogant to react that way? Do we think highly of ourselves
and consider ourselves flawless? So, if
we are not perfect, let’s stop acting like one. Let’s stop being judgmental
and perhaps be more understanding.
I am not perfect and neither are you! I’m writing this blog
not to point a finger to the other people. Instead, I want to highlight on the
topic of forgetting about hope, friendship, relationship, the worth and the
lives of other human being by spreading words just to say the wrong doings or
mistakes of others just to make ourselves look and feel better. For goodness’
sake, stop bullying, stop those negative thoughts and replace them with the
positive ones.
It’s difficult to be happy if we carry the load of
remembering our past mistakes or mistakes that have been done to us. Just laugh
it off and forget about it. If someone annoys you, don’t make the situation so
complex where it results to you giving up the relationship and never talking to
that person again. People screw up, that’s a fact. But we are also capable to
forgive and be forgiven. Life is too short to chase others mistakes. It is
always best to be humble and free from distress. What we should always remember
is that “I am not perfect and neither are you” so we must not judge. Only the
God Almighty can judge us in the end.
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