noun
1. the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
4. a quality, trait, or feature of the highest degree of excellence.
It has almost become firm, this conviction of mine, that perfection - the idea of it, the concept of it, its abstract and concrete form, etc. - DOES IN FACT EXIST... somewhere in this world, if not this universe...
Allow me to explain myself:
Balance is one of the ultimate laws of the universe. Balance is utilized as a means to distinguish between things; I use it as a means to appreciate the good, because I know how bad things can get. And without it, the world as we know it would either cease to exist or simply not exist in the manner in which we, for the most part, have always perceived it (which I cannot even begin to try and wrap my mind around).
Think about it: the color white occurs, because there is a total absence of black, and vice versa. We know what white is, because black exists. Black, the diametrical opposite of white, subsists.
Life and death. Happiness and sadness. Exhilaration and pain. So on and so on and so on. One without the other supports the notion that the world, ingenuously, is not. It's not only law, but common knowledge to even the most austere minds.
And so I find myself questioning WHERE--or WHAT, is this perfection? People are constantly bombarding others/myself with the argument that nothing and no one is absolute; and that it not only is merely an idea, but an idea that transforms from person to person. So, if that truly is the case, how can we know what imperfection is, whether it is abstract or concrete? Why should I believe the general consensus that perfection is a façade? Why should I feel like I'm unhinged if someone declares whole-heartedly that perfection is illegitimate, because our Creator says it is (don't quote me on that)? Or because our Creator is the only "thing" that is (quote me on that)? I believe God is transcendent. But I also believe that He instilled in His creations the same capacity (though no one could ever really, even in theory, BE God). And another thing: How can people agree on the definition of imperfection, if their interpretation of perfection differs between them? (I ask this deviating from the textbook rendering, because that official definition is what this entry focuses on, what I question.)
I suppose most people leave it to rest when the answer "GOD" is given. But I am a curious person with strong inquisition and an insatiable desire to KNOW. And to know beyond what those around me teach me.
I've encountered a plethora of people that have since tried to annotate that because something is so imperfect, it is perfect. And although I can definitely relate, when I set aside human emotions and faith, and the human logistics begin to arise, I then conclude that that assertion does not add up (LOGISTICALLY, though I am not dismissing its weight in the least - because it's true, when concerning faith).
With everything I have learned thus far in my 21 years, I deduce that I have experienced and even lived perfection (or come close [Summer of '08 FOREVER]), as heinous as that may come off to many of you. I also dare to conjecture that perfection not only exists, but can be experienced through anyone in any way, shape, or form. I may have lived perfection at one point (and I am not referring to character), but I'm sure countless of you reading this have tasted it. Smelt it. Felt it. Heard it. Seen it... (regardless of if you realize it or not.)
And that is where I fumble; I believe I have, but I am not entirely incontestable. Because I know what I know now, I was not able to look at my life then, objectively and from a third-person point of view, and analyze just how much really was impeccable...until it was all over. Though I am positive it is possible, I do not know how to go back in time and discern whether or not my hypothesis is valid or not.
However, that is not the point. What I am attempting to make sense of, is that aside from all the negative connotations attached to the word itself, I do believe that perfection truly exists (which is actually a good thing). And I wanna find it (again?), whether it be in my career, a time in my life, an experience/experiences...or a person...
This post is not meant to coax you to believe as I do. It really is just a methodical way of me releasing these meticulous thoughts of mine into the universe in hopes that something will come back. And if YOU, the reader, keep an open mind, I'm sure in time, something along the same lines will come your way as well.
Reki*
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