Embracing Imperfection: The Story of Tom Leopard

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“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.

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