Our World May Be Imperfect, But That is Not A Bad Thing.
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Our World May Be Imperfect, But That is Not A Bad Thing.

From the physical Earth to human life, this world is based greatly on the principle of imperfection and it is a quite a sight to see.

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Our World May Be Imperfect, But That is Not A Bad Thing.
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In many moments of their lives, people attempt to be as "perfect" as they can be. Although this mentality sometimes leads to doing great things for the world, it can often be very dangerous and argumentative to what I consider a big part of what makes up the entire universe. In my opinion, our entire physical world is based on the principle of imperfection, and that includes humans. Despite what some may desire or wish for, I believe that this imperfection is a very beautiful thing that makes the world as interesting and varied as it is seen today.

One of the most interesting aspects about imperfection is how it sets limits for what people can accomplish. For example, a personal flaw may prevent a particular person from doing certain things. However, this may not be as awful as it sounds. By setting limits, it prevents life from getting boring because nothing is completely easy or handed to every single person to accomplish. In the face of our imperfections, life becomes an adventure to achieve certain goals or desires. With certain skills being only averrable by certain people, imperfection also makes interaction between people more interesting because they do not share all the same levels of skill in every category. Again, these differences is what adds a weight to when these traits and capabilities are actually found in people. The flaws found in humans makes our positive traits much more notable and appreciable than they would be alone. They feel more genuine, by having them be different from person to person and no one having all positive traits and no negative ones. Basically by having challenges to overcome, the value of accomplishment is much greater than if the world was perfect in every way.

On the topic of the world as a whole, I believe imperfection can be found in every trace of nature. For instance, the weather can often go sour and portions of our planet can be destroyed via natural disasters. Additionally, a species' flaws in adapting to particular environments can lead to their demise. However, these imperfections can lead to positive outcomes as well. Building upon what I said earlier about how the challenges faced by people make goals worth striving for, this applies to nature as well. There are countless videos out there that people take of giant storms and rare species that would not have such a special value if everything was perfect and plentiful in our world. The sheer variety of creatures and weather phenomenons on Earth is what makes them so valuable and important for people to research and discover. Additionally, other species can overcome problems by learning from the faults and falling of the ones that are extinct. Due to life having a limit, a lot can be learned in furthering the world and learning from their mistakes. Essentially, these events and animals would be boring if everything was there all the time to be seen or be experienced. Without the limitations imperfection brings to the Earth, there would be no reason to be fascinated with these pieces of life.

Not only is life imperfect, but so is the physical geometry of the Earth. The plants and trees around us to the mountains that formed, many are not perfectly geometrical. Even if they may appear similar to forms such as cubes or pyramids, their sides are uneven and are basically imperfect in one way. Again, these imperfections is what makes looking at this sights so interesting. Mountains, each having individual sizes and certain parts that are larger than others, is what makes it so fascinating to document each of them. Many clouds do not have a perfect circular shape; they vary in their dimensions and become unique to observe with the human eye. Would it be boring if all of nature had the same exact and precise geometrical shapes that we learn about in studying mathematics? Without the principle of imperfection providing so many variations to our Earth and its environment, it would be very repetitive and by the books in a sense. Thus, the imperfections of design allow it to be important to note all the differences pieces of nature have from each other and make it a spectacle to observe.

From the lives we lead to the physical Earth in which can thrive, imperfection is a notable principle that keeps life from having no purpose or getting repetitive. Without the struggles of individual flaws, there would be no true weight to the goals people have. Also, the flaws of the physical weather and world keep it quite interesting for humans to observe and appreciate. It is this imperfection that creates variety, odd dimensions, and the value of talents and skills that people obtain in life. Although in theory a perfect world of no problems sounds incredible to many, the reality would be quite disappointing in relation to the interesting world we have today.

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