I Pity the Perfect

(first written 6-02-08)

I really do. Perfection is not only boring, it’s really limited. I’ll explain what a perfect person can and mainly what they can’t do.

To be perfect means never making any decisions. If you make a decision, it can be wrong and wrong is not perfection.

A perfect person cannot be married. To be married is a commitment to accept things and concede other. Not a possibility for the perfect; it’s either one or the other.

A perfect couple cannot cook dinner. If they could that means they both have to want the exact same thing cooked the exact same way; everyday for every meal, from now until death.

A perfect couple cannot solve the above problem by going out to eat. A perfect person cannot decide what to order because that involves making a decision. See 1.

A perfect couple cannot have sex more than once. If they do, one of them will have to be better or worse than the other and that defies the rules of perfection.

A perfect person’s job is quality control.

The physical appearance of a perfect person is not as beautiful as you’d expect. There are no blemishes, but nor is there anything of interest. Think mannequin head.

A perfect person’s nickname is mannequin head.


This argument isn’t perfect. It’s mine.
-SDG