After all these years living on this planet, I'd thought I'd have learnt everything about people by now, but how wrong was I ? Very, it seems. I thought I could learn how to see people, how I can change to make people see a different side of me, I thought I could change myself to become "perfect" in someone else's eyes.

But then it hit me, what's the definition of "perfect" ?

For some people it's having the best looks, the million dollar life, the fast car, the huge house with a pool, a **** boyfriend or girlfriend. And then for others, it all about the personality. They want someone who is either funny, smart, caring, generous, honest. These are all lovely qualities to have in a person, and if you yourself have these qualities, I congratulate you.

Imagine a painting, or a drawing, that you really like. Do you look at the good aspects ? The bad aspects ? Or both?

And then for other people, it's a conjunction of these two aspects that they want. Some people want the entire package deal. The million dollar life, the fast car, the huge house with a pool, a **** boyfriend or girlfriend and someone who is either funny, smart, caring, generous, honest. This is what, from what I've seen, what most people want.

And then you have people like me. I want someone for who they are. And you can say that I'm being old fashioned or stupid, or cliche, but whatever. They don't have to have the million dollar lifestyle and the perfect personality, they just have to be real. And be honesty with yourselves. When you look at someone , what do you see?
Their looks? Their personality ? Or them ?

Everything happens for a reason.Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity. All occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small test, if they be events, illness or relationships, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere.

If someone hurts you, betrayes you, or breaks your heart, forgive them. For they have helped you learn about trust, and the importance of being cautious to who you open your heart too.

If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and eyes to things that you would have never seen or felt without them.

Make everyday count. Appreciate every moment, and take from it everything you possiably can, for you may never be able to expiernce it again.

Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Hold your head up, because you have the right too. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself. For if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you either.You can make of your life anything you wish, create your own life and then go out there and live it.

We were born to be real, not perfect. But then again ,you can look at it like this.
If you're true to yourself, and everyone around you, they'll see it. They'll see who you really are. And to me, that's perfect. Having people not knowing you for your looks or your personality , but you.

You. You're perfect.