He used to pursue it fiercely. The speech was revised to the thirteenth version, each line of status was also considered with each dot. He was afraid of being wrong, afraid of being criticized, so he tried to become an admirable version in everyone's eyes. She was different. One afternoon coffee, she said reading Carl Jung's (psychologist) philosophy felt lighter. He said the purpose of human life is not to become perfect, but to be perfect. He frowned and asked: "Where is perfection different from perfection?
She smiled: "Perfect is without scratches. Perfect is with scratches, but accept it as part of you.
He is still skeptical. In this competitive environment, who dares to expose a scratch? He once saw a colleague being judged just for admitting he was not good at presenting. From then on he thought: Must be good at everything, or at least must appear like that.
But a big campaign changed him. Pressure made him irritable because he wanted to control all the details. The project was successful, but the whole team was exhausted. A young person suggested: "I'm afraid of working with you. You are always right and always stressed". That sentence woke him up and made him realize that he had hidden his fear of failure and the need to be recognized with a perfectionist shell.
She also had a "scratch".When she first entered the profession, she spoke too quickly, and was easily moved; once she almost cried during a presentation.She once tried to appear colder, but the more she strained, the more tired she became.Later she understood that it was her personality.Sensitivity can also be an advantage.Indeed, the campaigns that touch the emotions most of the company are usually under her responsibility.What was once considered a shortcoming becomes strength.
Once in a meeting, he tried to say something he had never said before: "I'm not so sure about this part.Does anyone have any other ideas?" The room was silent for a few seconds and then bustled, the atmosphere became much more pleasant and everyone spoke more excitedly.
After work, she told him: "Living truthfully is not about saying whatever you want. Living truthfully is about daring to look at yourself as you are, even in the dark parts.
In the media industry, people spend time building glossy images for brands, to create million-view campaigns. But in the end, a complete person is not a flat picture, but a work pieced from countless different fragments, where the scratches also sparkle and are lovely in their own way.
