Section 4 Don't be bothered by imperfections

In Buddhism, this world is called "the world of sorrow", which translates to a world that can endure many shortcomings. Life has never been perfect, there are always flaws of one kind or another, and if you put all your attention on flaws, then you will not be able to feel the true taste of life.

For everyone, imperfection exists objectively, there is no need to complain, and defects are actually a kind of beauty.

In the face of imperfections and unsatisfactory in life, we can neither give up on ourselves nor be demanding of ourselves, only bravely accept the reality of our imperfections, do not complain, do not be annoyed, and look at everything in life with a tolerant heart. If you just blindly pursue perfection, then life will get worse and worse.

Life is not an exam where you have to get a perfect score, life is more like a football season, the best team can also lose a few of those games, and the worst team has its own shining moments. All we do is to win more games.

In "The Lost Piece," Shelf Silverstein tells the story of a ring that has been cut off, and the ring wants to make itself whole, so it looks for the missing piece everywhere. But because it is incomplete, it rolls slowly, it admires the flowers on the roadside, it chats with insects, it enjoys the sun. It found many different little pieces, but none of them fit it. So it kept looking.

Finally, one day, the ring found a very suitable piece, and it was so happy that it put it on, and then rolled it up again, and it was finally the perfect ring. It rolls so fast that it doesn't have time to pay attention to the flowers or chat with the bugs. When it realized that the rapid rolling made its world no longer look like it used to be, it stopped, put the small piece back on the side of the road, and rolled forward slowly.

There are many imperfections in life, and everyone has flaws of one kind or another. In fact, we cannot measure perfection without defects. If you think about it, isn't it also a kind of beauty?

The world is not perfect, and life should be deficient. A past without regrets cannot link life. For everyone, imperfection exists objectively, and there is no need to complain.

A brilliant sermon to the congregation ended with an affirmation of his own worth, emphasizing that everyone is a treasure of God's favor and that every person is an angel from heaven. Living in this world, everyone must make good use of God's gifts and give full play to their abilities.

Some people in the congregation, disagreeing with the pastor's teaching, stood up and pointed to the flattened nose that displeased him, and said, "If, as you say, man is an angel who came down from heaven, is there an angel with a flattened nose?" ”

Another woman, who was disgusted with her short legs, also stood up to express the same opinion, arguing that her short legs were not God's perfect creation.

The pastor replied easily and confidently, "God's creation is perfect, and you two are indeed angels from heaven, but ......" He pointed to the friend with the collapsed nose, "When you descend to the earth, let your nose hit the ground first." The priest pointed to the woman who thought her legs were too short: "And you, although you landed on the ground with your feet, forgot to open your parachute in the process of descending from the sky. ”

There is no such thing as perfection, so when we know ourselves and look at others, we should not be too full of blame, why do we have to pursue brilliance and impeccable!

There is a girl who has loved singing since she was a child, and she dreams of becoming a singer in the future, and she has worked hard to improve her basic skills.

However, the fly in the ointment was that her teeth were uneven. She was often deeply distressed, and she didn't know what to do, so she had to hide it as much as possible.

One day, while singing in a nightclub in New Jersey, she managed to pull her upper lip down to cover her unsightly teeth. The result was self-defeating and full of foreign appearances. She cried very sadly because of the failure of the performance.

At this time, an old lady in the audience walked up to her and said kindly: "Child, you are very talented in music, I have been paying attention to your singing, and I know that what you want to hide is your own teeth." In fact, having such teeth does not necessarily mean that you are ugly, the audience appreciates your singing, not your teeth, they need to be real. ”

"Son, open your mouth and sing. If the audience sees that you don't even care about you, the favor will arise. The old lady continued, "Those teeth that you want to cover up may bring you good luck, do you believe it?" ”

From then on, the girl no longer deliberately tried to hide her teeth, but put down her baggage, opened her mouth wide and sang to her heart's content. As the old man said, she eventually became a famous American singer, and many singers imitated her and sang like her. That girl is Kath Dali.

When you accept the parts of yourself that are not perfect, miracles will happen. For better or worse, you have to stay true to yourself, and that's the most important thing. Sam Wood is one of Hollywood's most recognizable directors. He said that the biggest headache he encountered when inspiring some young actors was that it was difficult to stay true to himself. They all want to be the second-rate Lana Turner, or the third-rate Clark Gable, but they don't want to be the first-class themselves. "The audience has had enough of this." Sam Wood said, "The safest thing to do is to get rid of the posturers as soon as possible." ”

In fact, in the world, people are destined to be accompanied by "defects" and accompanied by "perfection". The habit of seeking perfection makes many people cautious and cautious in doing things, for fear of making mistakes, so it will inevitably lead to the formation of character traits such as conservatism and timidity. In real life, it is not difficult for us to find that some people look talented, behave decently, and speak in a measured manner, but if you are really with him, you will feel bored, and you will not even have the slightest interest in chatting. These people often have received standardized training that does not have a "character" since childhood, and all the untidy "branches" on their bodies have been pruned off, so they have lost their unique style and charm, and have become dull, boring, and lack vitality and vitality. Objectively speaking, there is indeed a "defective beauty" in the character of the character, that is, in real life, those who have a "flawed" personality and are absolutely not perfect appear to be more intrinsically attractive and attractive.

Often, consummation becomes one of the biggest shortcomings. Venus, with a broken arm, is beautiful precisely because of her shortcomings, conquering not only the West but also the East. Once upon a time, many artists racked their brains to reshape her arms, however, wanting to be beautiful backfired. The reason why many tragedies are so intriguing is that they leave a lot of room for reflection on the part of the viewer, so that people can enjoy a kind of spiritual satisfaction and pleasure in the whole process.

Chinese acrobatic troupes have also made mistakes in performing abroad. However, the local audience did not sneer at the actors' mistakes, on the contrary, there was an endless stream of people who went to watch the performance. Because people learn through the mistakes of acrobats that their thrilling moves are real. Authentic, giving the deepest impression.

As Diderot said, "If everything in the world is perfect, there is no such thing as perfect." "The moon is so colorful because it is cloudy and sunny.

The Buddha said that an unfulfilled life is a perfect life. In this world, everyone has their own shortcomings. Only a life with regrets is a real life. People who strive for perfection in everything are likely to become a tragedy in their lives, because nothing in life is perfect, and blindly pursuing perfection will only suffer a series of blows and endless suffering.