Saturday, October 12, 2013

Perfectly, Imperfect


Self-Actualized people are not perfect people, who neatly fit into a package.  They are human-beings and flaws are part of experiencing humanness. Self-Actualization is more a matter of degree
There are no perfect human beings!  Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There do in fact exist creators, seers, sages, saints, shakers, and movers...even if they are uncommon and do not come by the dozen.  And yet these very same people can at times be boring, irritating, petulant, selfish, angry, or depressed.  To avoid disillusionment with human nature, we must first give up our illusions about it.  -Maslow, 

These people are very much aware that they are not faultless, however these areas of limitation are seen as areas of growth and in this way the self actualized person is perfectly, imperfect.

This way of looking at life embodies the Japanese Philosophy of Wabi-Sabi.

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