I got inspired to do this post from a great song called Scars by Allison Iraheta. The song is about how she tries to be what the guy wants but she has faults like everyone else. He keeps trying to make her perfect or find someone who is perfect. This is one of the things I do not like about our society and culture. Trying to form someone or yourself into the thing called “perfect”. There is not a person who is perfect in this world. We all make mistakes and we all have our faults. Its human nature. Like it or not.
I witness it in and out of school. People not liking someone because of faults. For example, I know a few teenagers who do not like someone just because of their looks. Their looks! If you are going to hate someone because they do not fit your picture of good looking then that is just wrong. Most people (including me) when they look at themselves in the mirror they do not like what they see. I could point out hundreds of things I would change about my looks and body but we forget where the true beauty is. The true beauty is inside of us.
Here are some of my faults and flaws: Short. Not skinny. Bad at math. Depression. Attachment problems. Hiding my feelings and thoughts. Being unique. Adopted. Love to eat. Doing stupid stuff without thinking. Crying. Being me. Not being a girly girl. Ugly. Dog Lover. Quiet. Loud. Etc… You are all probably thinking I am crazy for writing most of those as some of my faults. I do know though there are people out there who would put me down for a lot of the stuff that I listed. It has happened but I am not going to change to get into the “perfect” category. I do know that there are people who love me for most of the stuff on that list and that is what gives me strength to help me continue to be me.
Oh, I forgot! There are perfect people. Do you know who? The people who accept their faults, other people’s faults and live as themselves without changing. Dont let people who are negative about your faults bring you down. Just laugh. Why? Because those people have just as many faults as you do. Let me tell you something. If you think life would be better if you were perfect with no faults you are kidding yourself. Life would be boring. No goals. No lessons to learn. So, enjoy being imperfect because that is what makes you unique and special.
Scars always mean healing, so they are good.
You are one awesome chick, sometimes it takes the scars to become that way.
Anna, our bodies are a vehicle for perfecting our souls, if we use our phyical self to train our spiritual self(soul)to love then it means we’ve used our bodies in the best possible way. Each of us was placed in a body that would best serve the purpose of elevating our particular soul. It’s individual to our personal needs and it’s a perfect fit. Keep saying to yourself “I have the perfect body for me” ;o)
Anna many of the things you fault yourself with are the things that most of us have to put up with. Not beeing pretty there you are wrong, Ugly surley not. I cried when I had to put down my thirteen year old German Shephard, a few years back, I cried at my wiff’s funeral. Then I cried when I married my present wife Earlon. I was an intravert then I became more extravert as I canvased door to door, even run a course on it. It is what is inside a person that can be beautiful and I can feel that you are or soon will be a Beautiful Person.
DEREK
As you get older you understand imperfections are in every person,not just you.Therefore you are equal.you are perfect.
Great piece Anna. I agree with you and Rodney. Our imperfections are what make us unique and often times can also be turned into our strengths.
This post made me think about this song called Scars by Hoobistank.
Mom – That is true.
Stella – Definitely! Its just like when you make a mistake you learn a lesson from that.
Sal – Thats true. It should not matter what other people think of you.
Derek – Thanks. Yes, most people put up with them but there are people who will put you down for those things also.
Rodney – Exactly!
Gerald – Thanks and that is also a great song.
Very insightful Anna, and true.
nice