Perfection: A Killer of the Inner Soul

Since childhood, we have been told by our parents and relatives that our lives should be perfect and that this will contribute to success. But what it does to an individual’s mind during his or her teenage and adult years is catastrophic to the core, because we enter an illusion in which our imagination becomes much stronger than reality, and we start comparing ourselves with others who don’t think as we do.

It all starts from our pre-schooling days, when we are taught that we have to bring perfect marks to be accepted, or are lured with gifts. But if you fail, then it becomes a tragic event in your life, as if the world would come to an abrupt end.

And this process continues till your death, as if you have to please everyone with your presence and to show that you are the most perfect person in that room.

But fighting for that perfection our whole life makes us paralysed with unhappiness and dissatisfaction all the time, as we are not able to cherish most of the memories, always fighting for perfect marks, perfect moment, perfect timing, being stuck for perfection, etc. In contrast, others keep reliving those memories in their heads without any guilt.