Embracing Imperfection: The Story of Tom Leopard

“We were born, To be real, Not to be perfect.” an anonymous person once said. The quote is a perfect example that reflects the Tom Leopard. Tom Leopard has tattooed his body from head to toe. According from the article The Sociology of the Leopard Man by Logan Feys “According to the Guinness Book of World Records he is the most tattooed man. He is, according to society, a freak.” But the amazing part of Tom Leopard is that he is himself. He doesn’t life for other people’s reaction, and so should people. Reasons why we were born to be real and not perfect is because, firstly being perfect doesn’t exactly mean changing who you are. The second reason why, you could feel many emotions and one of them could be not feeling content with yourself.

The third and last reason why,
In order to be somebody, you have to be yourself at all times. Their will always be people that will judge and talk about you. How you are, what you did to yourself and yes, sometimes it might hurt your feelings, but the most important part you need to remember is it worth to do or change anything just because you heard something about you? It’s like Tom Leopard he knows that to society, he is a freak, but just because he knows that he didn’t go, and get his tattoos removed.
“Is it a good idea to change your feelings, looks, beliefs, or actions to fit in a group?” My answer would be NO because you will never be happy or content with yourself. I answered like this because, I myself have experienced trying to change myself, who I was, to being somebody I wasn't. But then it came to a point that I wasn’t happy with the things I did or accomplished. One of the I had used to be happy with myself was the guitar that my uncle had given me. The guitar was like my best friend who instead of telling my stuff too, I would play it.
People like me who is not rich or famous also have problems but so do famous stars. Nowadays people see stars as somebody that is perfect, but in reality they are really not they too are human beings just like us. They too commit mistakes and that’s something that makes them not be perfect. One of the things that some of the stars might do is change their name, and I believe that you do not need to change anything in order to show to the world who are, what your talent is, etc… It doesn’t matter. It may not just be famous it can be also people who are not. Changing who are or what you are doesn’t make you perfect.
Like the quote said in the beginning “We were born, To be real, Not to be perfect” and the quote is a perfect example of life. Don’t change who you are, it’s not your responsibility to want the life, that others want for you. Be real, be who you are, and say what you feel. Don’t try to be perfect because you won’t, nobody is perfect. Maybe one day everybody will realize that it is not about being perfect it’s about happy. What do you think “Is it good a good idea to change your feelings, looks, beliefs, or actions to fit in a group?”