Thursday, July 23, 2009
July 23rd
If forcing a perfect situation, causes an imperfect moment, if you pick an imperfect situation, can you make perfection out of imperfection? We went to visit her grandmother, she took us to a mexican restaurant and goodwill... But back to my question. Can perfection be found in our imperfect world? Can the randomness of our lives have meaning? Can our brokenness be our greatest attribute?
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What we must ask ourselves is thus: Who defines perfection? Our human nature thrives on such qualities that do not have a universal definition; what may be perfect to one man may not be deemed perfect by another. If our opinions on perfection vary so greatly, then does perfection even exist? Can it even exist? And if it does, then why do so many varying degrees exist along with it? We may never truly know the answer to these questions.
ReplyDeleteIf perfection lies in the eyes of the beholder, then much like beauty, it is perceived and can vary from person to person.
Everyone's life has a meaning behind it. Though events may seem random to us, and though we are always questioning why things happen the way that they do, let us not forget who is truly in charge of our lives... God works in mysterious ways, as you and I have discovered and know all too well...
Being broken is nothing to be ashamed of. Though, in relation to perfection, can something broken be perfect? Can it ever become perfect? If someone repairs a broken toy, though it will never be 'like new' again, it is still able to be played with and, provided it is taken care of, will last a long time and still provide hours of entertainment and bring joy to the child that plays with it. The child knows, however, that it cannot play as rough with the toy as it once did, for fear of breaking it again, and so the child takes on a more gentler nature with that toy, and learns from the past.
We must all learn from our pasts, whether they contain mistakes or not. Our pasts do not control our futures, for the future is only seconds away; however, if we allow our pasts to have a hold on our everyday life, we are not truly living, and thus, remain broken.
Our brokenness and imperfection is what makes us us, an so trying to be perfect, although no toy will ever be made "perfect", what defines us is the cracks and chips and all the ways we tried to mend them, and make them like new. Perfection is defined as withought flaw, mark, or other spot to make it imperfect. No two lives are the same, we are like snowflakes, all unique, the water the gives us life frozen to our every part. We are like noone and nothing else, and we are to thank god for that...
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