The strive for perfection is an exhausting and painful road. No matter how much we overcome, change and achieve, we never seem to be satisfied with ourselves because we believe we haven't reached that level of utmost supremacy.

Why?

Deep down we all have a basic comprehension that perfection is unattainable. We understand that everyone is unique and that perfection is a term coined by the beauty and fashion industry. Yet why do we continue to strive for it?

I believe it's because we all fear judgment and vulnerability. We live in the age of social media where everything is shared publicly online. We are living in the modern world of globalization where everyone can see anything and everything.

We get to see what other people have and compare it to what we don't have. We build up these scenarios such as "well she has a flat stomach, she's so perfect and happy" or "he looks like he has it all together, look at the brand name clothes he's wearing."

We use perfection as a way to appear as if we have it all. However, we also use it as a way to protect ourselves. We use the mirage of perfection as a mechanism to hide from ourselves. We clothe ourselves with the task of constantly reaching for "perfection" that we don't even get to sit back and try to understand why we want to achieve "perfection."

Why would we try to achieve perfection if we didn't already like ourselves? Why do we need to impress the people around us with our "perfection" rather than our genuine selves? Yes, society has built up this "standard" of what perfection is, but whatever happened to just saying, "Screw that"?

What happened to loving yourself regardless of what people think?

I think it's kind of ironic that we all try to strive for this sense of having it all together when literally none of us know what we're doing. Everyone is some sort of messed up. Everyone is imperfect. Yet, why are we so gullible to believe that perfection can be attained? If we live a life constantly striving for perfection we're always going to end up disappointed and comparing ourselves to someone else.

Perfection is a myth that will constantly lead you down a road of disappointment and agony. It is not attainable, even if you're a supermodel. The idea of the perfect life, job, salary, clothes, hair, weight, etc is not something we should strive for because even if we "obtain" this so-called perfection we're after, along the road we're going to find something else we want to perfect as well. it's a vicious and endless cycle, so why not be happy and enjoy your imperfect life as it is?