In today’s world, perfection is a word that can have a multitude of definitions and be applied to a multitude of things. Who has a perfect house, a perfect family, a perfect life? But these ideas of perfection are purely opinion. No person can ever be seen as perfect in every single way by every single person. However, it can always be strived for and-just because someone doesn’t reach an outsider’s view of perfection-one can always reach their version of perfection of their lives and themselves if they put the effort forward and strive to reach their definition of perfection. In a world of jidgement, one can strive for personal perfection by building their idea of a perfect career, finding what they would establish as a perfect homelife, and reaching their goal(s) until …show more content…
People are often told it is a necessity to have a good work-life balance. If one doesn’t have that balance, they will be miserable in life and will never reach pure joy. However, if one doesn’t reach tier perfect homelife, they will still resent it because it is not moving up to their expectations. A vision of the perfect homelife can mean different things to many people. For some, it’s a beautiful home that is well kept and decorated, designed to reach ones’ standards. For others, its marriage and a family, someone to come home to who will help them escape the outside world. Striving for a perfect homelife gives a person a sense of perfection and makes them see themselves as a better person who is able to accomplish their goals in life. It has been proven that if one resents their home life, they will resent themselves and hate who they are as a person. One must reach their goals in life to be happy and prove to themselves that they are a worthy person. And if one doesn’t reach their goals, they will never see themselves as perfect, and their self-image will
In the short book, Being Perfect by Anna Quindlen, Quindlen shares her wisdom of the term “perfection.” She discusses her personal experience of being “perfect” when she was younger and tries to persuade the readers that being “perfect” is not worth the hardships, but finding and expressing someone’s true personality and character is. Striving for “perfection” can fog people’s mind in acting contrary to their true selves. For example, people begin to expect the ultimate best out of one another and begin to lack the understanding of others. All people should learn to give up the unreachable goal of being flawless because everyone makes mistakes; it is the way in which people handle their mistakes that makes their true personality shine.
“Hail to The Goodness and to the Supreme Compassionate Director, most true, most powerful, most benevolent...We exist to please him” (Levitin 3). To most, this statement seems like one set by a cruel dictator. However, in The Goodness Gene, a 253 page scientific-fiction novel, author Sonia Levitin creates a world where this creed is the basic “motto” of the world. The setting is located 300 years into the future, where a man by the name of Hayli (who is referred to by the world as the Supreme Compassionate Director), has taken control of the world to make it a perfect environment. Hayli’s son, Will, is the main character who, after a trip outside of his isolated community, realizes that the world his “father” created was not really as perfect as it seemed, while also discovering why he was created. The title, The Goodness Gene, really symbolizes the clash of man and its society in the book.
This proves the fact that “Perfection” is like a dream. When people finally see the flaws, they wake up and the dream ends.” Works Cited Gioia, Dana, and X.J. Kennedy. The "My Last Duchess. " Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Compact Edition, Interactive Edition.
...that can foil even the best plans. Perfection does not have a single definition, “The act of making something perfect or better”-Merriam Webster. It is up to each individual to decide whether he or she achieved perfection in their job, and the bar to determine that is similarly different for each individual. In the end when the task has been completed individuals shouldn’t necessarily ask themselves if they were perfect, they should ask themselves how they can improve from their experience. Achieving perfection is a constant chase, when one thinks they were perfect they must also realize that they could have been better. When an individual thinks they are perfect, they have given up on the chase for perfection. “Better is possible. It does not take genius. It takes diligence. It takes moral clarity. It takes ingenuity. And above all, it takes a willingness to try.”
Michael Sandel is a distinguished political philosopher and a professor at Harvard University. Sandel is best known for his best known for his critique of John Rawls's A Theory of Justice. While he is an acclaimed professor if government, he has also delved deeply into the ethics of biotechnology. At Harvard, Sandel has taught a course called "Ethics, Biotechnology, and the Future of Human Nature" and from 2002 to 2005 he served on the President’s Council on Bioethics (Harvard University Department of Government, 2013). In 2007, Sandel published his book, The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering, in which he explains unethical implications biotechnology has and may have in the near future regarding genetic engineering.
Society’s focus on perfection, the impact of an individual’s loyalty and fulfillment can change them to be hurt and disappointed .Such as being created to the standards of a perfect society, born from a factory and conditioned... Leaving out the rights and sentiment of the people is not needed to fabricate a thriving and productive society. “That is the secret of happiness and virt...
Recent breakthroughs in the field of genetics and biotechnology have brought attention to the ethical issues surrounding human enhancement. While these breakthroughs have many positive aspects, such as the treatment and prevention of many debilitating diseases and extending human life expectancy well beyond its current limits, there are profound moral implications associated with the ability to manipulate our own nature. Michael Sandel’s “The Case Against Perfection” examines the ethical and moral issues associated with human enhancement while Nick Bostrom’s paper, “In Defense of Posthuman Dignity” compares the positions that transhumanists and bioconservatists take on the topic of human enhancement. The author’s opinions on the issue of human genetic enhancement stand in contrast to one another even though those opinions are based on very similar topics. The author’s views on human enhancement, the effect enhancement has on human nature, and the importance of dignity are the main issues discussed by Sandel and Bostrom and are the focus of this essay.
Perfection is much like the lottery; many people will strive for it with the hopes of attaining their ultimate goal, only to realize that reaching it is nearly impossible. However, unlike the lottery, there is not even the slightest chance of winning the final prize. To be completely perfect is an impossible feat, and the more attempts made to reach a status of “perfection”, the more let down a person will be. The quality of complete perfection is unobtainable and unreasonable, yet many cultures and certain groups of people take pride in being known as perfectionists. This reach for the impossible can be seen in the strict code followed by all knights during the feudal time period. Sir Gawain in the late
In 1980, Arlene Skolnick’s “The Paradox of Perfection” was published in Wilson Quarterly around the time when the “ideal family” was highly regarded. The article expresses the idea that the perfect family dose not exist. This essay is a prime example of how society views on what a family should be, subconsciously affects the behavior and attitude of the average family. As a psychologist from University of California, Skolnick presents her views through a series of historical contexts and statistics.
In society it is hard to find a time when people are not obsessing over perfection. One can not find the words human and perfect to coexist together because as humans we are never meant to be capable of achieving perfection otherwise individuals could longer be considered mortal. By nature the human race is filled with flaws striking some as early as the DNA sequence is produced to set our appearances in stone. From defects of the body or mind, society continues to find many ways to manifest its fixation to find the ideal aesthetics humanity craves to have, yet it's impossible to deny how humans are defined to have an imperfect existence. Once someone tries to take away essence natural defect that clings to individuals one can find it to be almost like erasing a person's true identity while completely draining them of being human.
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We often think that our main goals are linked to perfection, however, we are unaware of the devastating effect this unattainable concept has on our outlook on life when we cannot achieve it. Though the textbook definition of perfection is, “the quality or condition of being perfect and without flaws”, it is a vice that harbors many doubts and insecurities and holds us back from things we want to do for fear of not being good. Perfection is a concept that cannot be achieved as it does not exist.
Today, in a vast majority of families, both the wife and husband have a job. Many working parents are under stress as they have to try to balance the demands of their work, children and relationship. Over the past 25 years, women's and men's roles have changed dramatically. In fact, the world of work and home are not separate, research indicates a profound impact on work and home life.
TV shows and movies tell us that in order to be successful, one has to achieve perfection. The idea of perfection, whether it be looks or intangibles, is unrealistic because no one is perfect, the only exception being God. Even Jesus, as a human, was tempted by the devil to give up and give into human desires. By striving for perfection, we are only walking down a path that leads to almost certain failure. As a graduate of a Catholic school, we learn that everyone makes mistakes.
In a perfect world, everybody would have the privilege of doing anything as they please unfortunately, in the real world even if that was attainable, that would be very dangerous. One person’s turmoil might amuse somebody else. Unfortunately in this modern world, a person or a group of people could interpret someone else or another nation/race’s downfall as ‘perfect’. “Every once in a while, a proud little community will sprout up just to let the world know how a utopia should run. With chins raised almost as high as ideals, the community marches forth to be an example of perfection.