who's up for a full dose of hypocrisy?

What's perfection anyways..? I don't think anybody has a definite answer to that one.. Though it differs from person to person, in the end it is nothing but an an illusion, yet we work so hard 2 get to that place. A place, that we've convinced ourselves to believe, exists. It gives us direction in life, something to chase after, something to look forward to; it gives meaning to those long and endless days of hard work. The monotony, the sweat.. all of it.

Then there are moments when we wake up and reality hits us... the illusion disappears.. as we're left direction less, the compass stops working, the ship goes wherever the current takes it..

I try to be perfect
but nothing was worth it,
I don't believe it makes me real.
I thought it'd be easy
but no one believes me
I meant all the things i said.

If you believe it's in my soul
I'd say all the words that I know.
Just to see if it would show,
that I'm trying to let you know
that I'm better off on my own.

This place is so empty
my thoughts are so tempting.
I don't know how it got so bad.
sometimes it's so crazy
that nothing can save me
but it's the only thing that I have.

- Sum 41 (Pieces)

We give up so much to try and achieve perfection. So much that we overlook the little joys in life. We isolate ourselves, pushing people away afraid that they may become slow us down. Perfection.. success... all at what cost?
Slow down! Take a minute! Stroll through life rather than run past it. Stop and smell the roses. Take it in, life in all its fullness. The futile chase after perfection can wait...

Note to self: read your own posts once in a while..