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Imperfectly Perfect

We, naive and fledgling freshmen face a lot as teenagers.
“Life is very much like a roller coaster ride” as adults say. We have never ridden that roller coaster
before, so it’s obvious that we’ll feel strange and confused all the time, no matter how easy the
challenge is for those who have experienced it before.

“Perfection doesn’t exist”. This is the only truth that I believe with my whole heart. Because the
things we call perfect aren’t perfect to all of society. So, it’s impossible for us to be ideal to all the
population in this world too. Everyone’s thoughts on things are different, because they all have
their point of views on everything, regarding the fact that they’ve been through different life
difficulties.

I used to have a feeling of being pressured all the time, by myself. From the time that I was
younger, I was taught to be perfect. The only rule was that if I’m not perfect, then I can’t live in
this world which is filled with perfectionists. Mentioned as above, I don’t believe in perfection, but
I used to try to be, the entire time.

Since I turned 13, things started to get tougher and tougher. Things that used to seem easy turned

out to be the hardest to accomplish. I don’t know the reason behind all of this, but the only thing
I’ve realized is that I can’t be the flawless girl that every single person wants me to be (including
me, myself). I try to be good at everything, but it was impossible for me to acknowledge the entire
thing. The more I tried, the more I lost myself as if I was being possessed by a demon.

But in the end, I’ve finally realized that being enough for myself is enough. No matter how people

insult me. It doesn’t mean that I stopped enhancing myself to be the best, it only means that I
stopped craving such nonsense called perfection.

If perfection really existed, then the current me would be the best example of it, needless to say
that no one can be exactly like ME!

Student here

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