We're Perfect Just As We Are

There's no such thing as a perfect human being. We're all flawed. Which is great, because that's one thing we all have in common, our flaws. We're united in our common flaws.

We tend to run away from our flaws, our failures, our insecurities, our bad behaviour, our negative traits, and we put on a veneer of perfection for others to see.

We want others to think we're perfect, when in fact we're not. Instead of spending our time, energy and effort pretending to be perfect, why not free ourselves from our pretences and lies and accept each other for who we really are?

That's one way to think of it, but there's more to the story ....

We tend to run away from our lives for four reasons:

1. Things That Have Happened To Us:
• We've all had bad things happen to us, and they can be very painful. Remember, this is based on our current perception of reality. When we go through a change in the perception of our reality, bad things disappear, bad things become good things.
• Today, we tend to run away from the bad things that have happened to us because they cause us much pain. Soon we'll stop running from them and we'll come to justify them because we'll see that they actually mean something positive.
2. Things That We've Done:
• We've all done bad things that we regret, things that we're ashamed of, things that embarrass us, things that we don't want others to find out about us because they'll judge us, they'll think less of us, they'll think we're monsters, they'll think we're bad etc. This is all based on our current perception of reality. When we go through a change in the perception of our reality, all our bad behaviour disappears, we'll see that we're perfect, just as we are.
3. Who we Are:
• Sometimes we're ashamed of who we are and we try to distance ourselves from our backgrounds, our families, our upbringing, our history, our culture, our heritage, our race, our social status, our religion, our nature etc. We try to be someone else. When we go through a change in the perception of our reality, we'll stop running from who we are because we'll see that we're perfect, just as we are.
4. The Emptiness We Feel Inside:
• We all have a deep emptiness and loneliness inside that can't be filled. It's a terrible feeling and the more we try to fill it, the more empty we become. Our lives lack purpose and meaning and we're afraid of not existing, of not being fulfilled. As such, we run away from our emptiness by keeping ourselves busy, distracted, occupied, intoxicated etc. When we go through a change in the perception of our reality, we'll see the truth, that everything has purpose and meaning. Plus, we'll be filled with spiritual pleasure that will fulfill us completely. Our emptiness will disappear and we'll stop running from ourselves.

Today, our lives are full of fear - we're afraid of our past, we're afraid of the things that have happened to us, we're afraid of the things that we've done, we're afraid of being judged by others, we're afraid of not being liked by others, we're afraid of not being fulfilled etc.

When we go through a change in the perception of our reality, we'll become free - free from fear, free from the burden of our past, free from not liking ourselves and free from feeling empty and unfulfilled. We'll see that we're perfect, just as we are.

Not to say that we should engage in - or continue to engage in - destructive behaviour that harms us, others and all of nature. Not at all. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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