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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'This essay is a definition of the word perfection', 1.
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Why does everyone strive for perfection when it is unattainable? It is unattainable because nothing in reality can ever be "perfect." However, we find perfection in the never-ending quest to be "perfect."
The way to achieve perfection is through experience. Experience is filled with mistakes because if it wasn't, we wouldn't learn very much from it. It is admirable to aspire perfection, but foolish to expect that it will come quickly or with out mistakes. It certainly pays to expect the best of oneself, it also pays to be realistic and patient. Perfection is not a state of mind, it is a fe…

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