All of us are standing in a big queue and waiting. We are waiting for that one perfect moment, time or day. We idolize the idea of perfection. So now we are in this constant rut of finding the perfect partner or being in the perfect relationship. What we all need to remember is there is no such thing as a perfect family or a relationship or a day. All of us are imperfectly broken, to fall into places perfectly. We all have ups and downs, heartbreaks, fights, uglier things. At the end of the day those who are meant to be will be and in everything, there is a lesson to be learned.
But hardly do we realize that all of us are waiting for that one perfect day to fall in love, to land the dream job, to make the long pending road trip, to quit smoking, to find your calling or to take the risk. Too much burden on the one poor perfect day I say! It’s so afraid of our unrealistic expectations that all of us are on the waiting list standing there impatiently, trying to get ahead of each other even there. Fast food times need not actually call for a fast forward life. I know life is short but everything takes its own sweet time.
In the long queue, few of us realize our folly, make friends and get out of the line. We help each other but fight our own battles and although we hope for that one perfect day we know that things just don’t happen on a particular day. Days are just significant milestones. Like you have anniversaries, birthdays, they aren’t perfect days. No, they aren’t. It is us, it is the warmth and love that makes it perfect.
Then we have this terrible habit of comparing milestones of ours and others. Assuming the other person has something perfect, comparing his with ours and then ruining what we already have. But the fact is the other person has his own set of battles that we are unaware of.
All I am telling is this:-
Stop waiting for the perfect day,
Life is shades of gray.
Don’t compare, assume or over think.
Just live to the fullest and thing will just sync.
Linking this post to Blogchatter‘s prompt- That Day
Loved the lesson, no perfect day to change or be yourself. How true. Every person has a story if we don’t judge and try listen people will be more amazing than before. Good to read you today as always. Stay amazing ! π
You do have a point there. We don’t really need to wait for a day for something special to happen. The idea of ‘too much burden on that perfect day’ makes sense. If the day doesn’t measure up we lose heart. We forget that we can start again the next day or the next.
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Waiting for a perfect moment or a perfect day to make you happy is a mistake one needs to learn from soon enough. We should all learn to imbibe each day and to savour it to the fullest. Good write-up, Ramya.
Stop waiting for the perfect day,
Life is shades of gray.
Donβt compare, assume or over think.
Just live to the fullest and thing will just sync.
Those lines sum it up so nicely. We are forever waiting for it. But we can make it happen π
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The perfect time is now. This is something I am working on. Thank you for writing.
Thats so true…we always wait for that silver day when everything will fall into place. Even i am waiting for that day but the fact is that day never ever comes because its today
You have put the thoughts in such simple yet profound words.. Just to add to this, I had once read something titled ‘Trust your own timezone’- you are where you are meant to be at thing moment; other’s lives may seem perfect to you but may not seem so to them- their timezone is different from yours- things meant to happen will happen when the time is right for you…… I had loved these words and found solace in those. True that in search of perfection we are missing the beauty of imperfection, the life in the ‘now’…
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Beautiful! I wrote about comparing our struggles and successes a while back, and must agree completely. It can prove difficult at times to not become caught up on someone else’s life that looks so cookie cutter perfect from the outside. π
Well, I too believe there in nothing called “perfect”. We all are imperfect, having imperfect life with imperfect habits but still making our life beautiful.
True. There is no such thing as ‘the perfect day’. But ‘right now’ is usually good enough.
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How true is that, Ramya. Totally agree!
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Very well expressed- love the depth of your thoughts! If only we could all begin to appreciate the here and now…..
Beautiful post Ramya and so agree with everything but it’s not easy. We do compare, we get sad when we see others doing better than us, we do sulk at times thinking of all the things which are not in our hands. But at least we can try to ignore and try to be happy.
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Perfect! I wouldn’t be able to give justice to what you said. I wish everyone realized this though
The perfect day is today! But the perfect time is always 07:00 and not 07:01 π #JustKidding
I guess we wait for that perfect day, only because we need an excuse to procrastinate. But we must think of reasons why we need to move forward, only then can any day be the perfect day π
For me no day is perfect and I don’t expect it to be. I thank God for every day at the end which has the power that makes it worth waiting for a new day.
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Comparison is the thief of joy. No fun comparison theirs to ours. Also, there is no such thing as perfection. Like beauty, it’s in our eyes. Honestly, when I was looking for a partner, I wanted someone imperfect who could fit with the imperfect me. π
If there is a moment the moment is now! So rightly said..