24th Oct 2011 There's Life In Imperfection

I am writing this when the autumn is still slightly imperfect, which is to say, it hasn't got all the expected qualities of the season. Naturally, people are complaining. Humans are rational creatures, who has imposed a criteria on what is perfection, and the imperfection is considered a defect. This vision or conceptualisation is useful in technology, or perhaps also in the scope of moral and social relations. The perfection is the aspiration that all should function in the way considered correct. I am more of an advocate of imperfection; that things be always exactly as they should be could signify standing still, impoverishing, lacking stimulation and even downright boring. And I don't want a man who is perfect like a saint; that would be almost too scary. There are magnificent works that are imperfect like the Roman arches. Especially in work of art, the imperfection could be the essential value. Are the work of Picasso and Van Gogh perfect? Neither the faces painted by Picasso nor the country scenes by Van Gogh present characteristics required as faces and landscapes. It would hardly be interesting if all human bodies are absolutely perfect, or conversation with a group of friends are always the same and perfect ... Fortunately, for better or for worse, not all foresight or pre-calculation comply to previsions. We have to learn to accept that the weather forecast is not always correct, that sometimes we get a cool summer and the day you had planned for an outdoor picnic was cold and wet, because the climate is not the product of a computerized workshop. People the world over share a common streak, always complaining about the weather. Life is not a patented model, neither is the weather. Tags: imperfection Prev: 23rd Oct 2011 The Fun Of A Lanugage - Palindromes