Life is
filled with the good, the bad, and the ugly and everything in between. I think
it’s safe to say we can all agree on that. Growing up in a family that attended
church on a regular basis I was taught to believe that nothing in life can be
perfect. It wasn’t a bad thing, but we were taught in correspondence to that,
that God is the only perfect part of the world. However this post has little to
do with God but a lot to do with perfection. Eventually I decided that I didn’t
believe that at all, instead I believed that perfection exists in so many miscellaneous
parts of our everyday lives yet the problem is we fail to notice it. That’s
because perfection is fast, and it’s subtle.
Perfection
is a fleeting moment that lasts a matter of minutes and can go by completely
unnoticed. It’s like that split second when you’re on a late night drive with
some good friends, the music’s turned up loud and you take a quick glance
outside and you can see the starts attempting with all their might to overpower
the city lights. 5 seconds of perfection. Or on a day like today, when you’ve
had almost 6 months of winter but on this morning you woke up to warmth and sun
poking through your window. Another 5 seconds of perfection.
The
thing about perfection is that it disappears pretty fast. Most likely because
our brains work in a way that allows us to knit picky about what could possibly
be wrong about a certain moment. But the other thing about perfection is that
it’s moments like those that will keep you going even when nothing can possibly
be good.
So
ultimately, perfection does exist, contrary to popular belief… You just have to
take the time to notice it.
One of my earliest memories was in a house I lived at when I was three. I woke up one morning and straightened my quilt blanket. I sat on the made bed and looked up at the window alone and in silence. I couldn't see what was out doors, but I didn't have to, I just felt the sun seep inside and warm my face. It was my first experience with perfection.
ReplyDeleteIn our busy lives today it’s important to recognize these special moments, because they’re so easy to miss or ignore with everything going on around us. You’re right, they’re few and far between but they’re always worth taking the time to notice.
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