The Mistakes in Searching for Perfection

Gustave Flaubert once said, “Artist’s who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.” This quote expresses how those who strive for perfection are sure to never reach it. We all have our idea of a perfect world, with perfect people, but this is unrealistic. Imperfections are a part of life, and if we were to try and remove them, it would not have a satisfying result. A number of people believe that removing deformities would cause humanity to work together peacefully, while eliminating things like jealousy, greed, and embarrassment. But, they are overlooking the gloomy effects that come with perfection. We should stop searching for the perfect person because it leads to conflict, points out the imperfections in people, and perfection is impossible to achieve.

Searching for the perfect person would not be beneficial because it leads to conflict. Some people believe the opposite; that if humans were perfect, nothing bad can happen, but this is not true. Finding the perfect person relates to the Holocaust. The Holocaust was “the attempt to extirpate millions of human beings because they belonged to communities deemed to be inferior or harmful”. The imperfect people would be the Jewish in this situation. The goal of searching for perfection is to eradicate imperfection. How would we do this? In addition to major conflicts, it also leads to murder, infanticide, and segregation. A BBC news article states that in some countries, female babies are killed because they are thought of as inferior to men. The imperfect people will be observed as second rate, and nothing is willing to stop us from killing them because of it, therefore causing infanticide. In conclusion, searching for flawlessness in humans is dam...

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... cons chart for everything. You can’t be perfect, you can just have less ‘cons.’ Ultimately, searching for perfection is a harmful idea because it is not possible to achieve, as well as the two previously stated reasons.

As previously pointed out, we all have some form of a perfect world imagined. The perfect people, working harmoniously, and not a sign of fault anywhere. The vision created is an unrealistic fantasy. Perfection is assumed to solve every problem, but in the long run, will only present more issues. We should cease to search for the flawless person because it will lead to conflict, call attention to everyones deficiencies, and give humankind the idea that perfection is real, though it isn’t. Now, please consider this. Do we need perfection? Will it bring us to the next Holocaust. What will happen to the people who are considered ‘flawed’?