Saturday, November 4, 2006

Is it hope or the most unrealistic illusion?


Is there anything called the Perfect Ideal Man? And is every woman’s expectation of accidentally yet pleasantly bumping into this Perfection justified? If you tell me you haven’t given this thought, you’re definitely lying. Every person likes their bed made in a certain way, their coffee just that perfect flavor and tinge. And their man, with all the finishings of the picture in their head.

Well, unfortunately most often and almost always, this picture remains in the head. It never translates into reality unless you’ve prayed really hard or you just got plain lucky in which case you become the victim of less fortunate fellow-love travelers. Most often when you go looking for trouble, you’ll end up finding it. Ever wondered why such un-fortunate luck doesn’t work in the case of a partner? The few twisted injustices of life.

Women live in an illusion. In a utopia where everything’s just perfect and sun-kissed, their man is baked to perfection with the right look, talk, walk and touch. They escape into this little world of theirs when the cruel real world becomes too harsh for their tastes. They hope and hope against hope that this halcyon they have created in their mind remains uncrushed, untouched by the blows of truth.
It’s safer to realize the boundaries of this strange little world than to be stuck in it and refuse to realize the potent dangers of becoming a recluse. It’s alright to escape into it once in awhile, I mean who doesn’t dream? But it’s just for your good you realize that you weren’t created to live in that perfect world of your concocted tastes.

Perhaps God created the world so imperfect so that we realize the value of something good when it meets the eye. How would you feel if you found a diamond in a heap of rubble? So stop looking for perfection in this cynical world. If you’re lucky, it’ll walk its way into your life and set right everything that’s crooked in your life. If it doesn’t walk into your life what can I say? Perhaps, your vision of perfection out beat God’ best effort. So dream of the stars but learn to settle for the moon. It’s definitely better than some of the earthly creatures.