In an imperfect world…

We can try as hard as we can
Read as many self-help books as possible
Attend workshops on relationships and communication…
But our world will still be a messy place
Conflict will not go away
Pain will not disappear
Anguish will still come our way

I’m not saying we should not try
All I’m saying is don’t expect perfection if you try
100% effort does not always result in an A+
Our world is imperfect
Even unjust
But we are resilient
We will survive

The image of a happy life being
A problem free life is for me no more
Problems are here to challenge us
Teach us, help us grow

Pain is unavoidable in life
Even those we love
We hurt sometimes
But we are resilient
We will survive

I’ll try to relish the joys in life
Live with the pain
Accept that our world
Is an imperfect place
And we are the imperfect inhabitants
Doing our best!

Lida Berghuis
November 22nd, 2012

2 thoughts on “In an imperfect world…

  1. It’s interesting how prefect-ism is really not helpful. People that want something to prefect are afraid to fail. That is why they want it prefect. We want things prefect because it gives us asense of security. The truth is nothing is prefect and failure is where we really grow. You have to be willing to fail if you want to improve any area of your life.

    -Mike of ontario honey

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