EPTHumans are full of faults - we all know that. But, there has never been as much focus on it as there is now.
Almost all reality-shows consist of people who attempt to rid themselves of their faults; people who seek to perfect their lives.
We strive for perfection through processes that would have been considered absolutely taboo a few decades ago: young girls incising their facial features to achieve perfected, man-made beauty. Plastic surgery is not perfection of beauty, but rather baring of uniqueness. As exaggerated as it may sound, in one- or two hundred years, all faults might be gone. Everything might be perfected and humans might become completely oblivious as to what it is to be oneself and be at peace with one’s inner- and outer self.
Danish schools are full of mobbing. Schools, which are aware of the problem, are not capable of doing anything about it. It’s tragic to look around a classroom, and the one person we pay most attention to, is Laura, the fat girl, who sits behind everyone else in the class and looks sad.
Children (and adults) are mean to each other and every fault is a new chance to patronize the victim. What we really should do is to stop concentrating on other people’s faults, and pay attention to their relative beauties instead.
Laura’s may be unbathed, smell a little bad and wear outdated clothes, but do we actually see who she is, like when she carefully tucks her brother to bed, kisses him and strokes his hair while she smiles to him? Do we see her when she rushes around to find the right flowers for her mother? Do we see her when she’s helping her father carry wood, even if she would rather play with her new dollhouse? No, we don’t. We have instead chosen to follow an all too common path, searching for something Laura cannot ever be (and neither can we) – perfection. Perfect doesn’t arise from a plastic operation, but rather from adjusting one’s eyes to look for the right things – and appreciate them.
//Has left the building.
Now listening: Tyler Ward - I Need A Doctor (ft. Derek Ward)
