What Does It Take To Satisfy You?
July 16, 2011 · 0 Comments
By Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.
Several people I know will never be truly happy, on account of the extremely rigid and overly strict standards they’ve set for themselves, besides the intolerance they display toward anybody who misses their personal expectations.
As a result, nothing they do will ever satisfy them completely, and what others attempt also falls short of their anticipations. Such condition is more a curse than anything else. But it need not be so!
While it is very commendable to have an eye for detail, to strive for excellence, and even expect the maximum which others can deliver, some people spend a lifetime of unnecessary misery, totally devoid of genuine joy, on account of their failure in recognizing that all humans are fallible; the best for one person may differ considerably from the best that others have set for themselves.
It is honorable and reasonable to keep trying until you reach the desired result. Many inventors did just that and positively affected the human race through their discoveries. It is also most becoming to wish and attempt high quality in all your pursuits, and even to expect the same from others, especially if and when you are paying them to do it for you. Yet, everything which humans produce is inevitably tinged with imperfection – some items more noticeably than others.
The term perfectionism, though related to the word “perfect” does not necessarily describe a good, positive quality for one to possess, since nothing is or can ever be fully perfect on earth. Yet, one is to strive for perfection, to attempt the very best they can, even if perfection as such shall never be attained on earth by any human!
Nevertheless, it is wise to approach any situation or condition with the assurance that it can improve. With this perspective one will be more ready to employ all personal powers and external resources to make that a reality, under God’s approval and supervision. Believing the opposite, and proclaiming “It cant’t be done” or “It can’t get better” will inevitably bring paralysis and result in an immediate, self-fulfilled prophecy.
People can and should strive to improve themselves and much that surrounds them. But there is a point when finality must be brought to a situation and acknowledged in the execution of a project, large or small. Sometimes, trying beyond what has already been fulfilled may accentuate unnoticeable flaws instead of removing potential defects.
