What’s a perfect human being?
What would one look like?
Could it be that he or she—
Well, what sexuality would they be?
A woman, whose womb is the birthplace of life,
Or a man, whose strength can be felt
For thousands of miles?
Well, not a superhero.
Just someone in peak condition.
But physicality alone couldn’t be a metric of a perfect human.
Let’s make them virtuous. The kind who would leap to save a life.
Let them speak with humility, yet lead with tyrannical might.
Let them see with clarity and deliver the most nuanced insight.
Let them be competent, always completing their tasks on time.
Let them be so happy, that tears are forgotten to their eyes.
Let them be so sad, that even Poseidon floods the shores when they cry.
Let them be so ingenious, there isn’t a cure they cannot find.
Let them be so precarious, they've mapped every alternate plan in their mind.
Let them be so naive, they would even forgive the most heinous of crimes.
Let them be so angry, they erupt in rage at the tiniest bite.
Let them be so polite, that the leaves whisper their name.
Let them be so annoyed, that even the sun has to re-angle its gaze.
Let them be so kind, they’re willing to give themselves away.
Let them be so spry, they glide when they swim over the waves.
I recognize such attributes cannot be attained
By everyone, at all times.
Maybe this perfect human being exists somewhere.
However, they probably didn’t survive.
And if they did,
they came to learn:
Even an ace of all trades is still a master of none.
Feb 3
Feb 3, 2026 at 11:44 AM UTC
What’s a perfect human being?
What would one look like?
Could it be that he or she—
Well, what sexuality would they be?
A woman, whose womb is the birthplace of life,
Or a man, whose strength can be felt
For thousands of miles?
Well, not a superhero.
Just someone in peak condition.
But physicality alone couldn’t be a metric of a perfect human.
Let’s make them virtuous. The kind who would leap to save a life.
Let them speak with humility, yet lead with tyrannical might.
Let them see with clarity and deliver the most nuanced insight.
Let them be competent, always completing their tasks on time.
Let them be so happy, that tears are forgotten to their eyes.
Let them be so sad, that even Poseidon floods the shores when they cry.
Let them be so ingenious, there isn’t a cure they cannot find.
Let them be so precarious, they've mapped every alternate plan in their mind.
Let them be so naive, they would even forgive the most heinous of crimes.
Let them be so angry, they erupt in rage at the tiniest bite.
Let them be so polite, that the leaves whisper their name.
Let them be so annoyed, that even the sun has to re-angle its gaze.
Let them be so kind, they’re willing to give themselves away.
Let them be so spry, they glide when they swim over the waves.
I recognize such attributes cannot be attained
By everyone, at all times.
Maybe this perfect human being exists somewhere.
However, they probably didn’t survive.
And if they did,
they came to learn:
Even an ace of all trades is still a master of none.
Thank you for reading :)
