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Imperfections Make You Human

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Though I probably can't top Sadie's words of her previous blog, I have my own story to tell.

I was outside in the cold preparing to hang up Christmas lights, (we were like the only ones who hadn't yet.) and decided to change the bulb on the far end of the porch (we have 2 porch lights, this one had been out for a while). So I climb the ladder and pull down the light cover and a cloud of dust and dead bugs welcomes me (bleh, I hate cleaning these things). I unscrewed the old fluorescent light from the fixture and went inside to get a new one. I checked our box to see one last bulb, and as I pulled it out, I noticed that it had an imperfection on it. There was a bubble in the glass. I didn't think anything of it and headed back outside. I climbed the ladder once more and began screwing in the bulb. I gave it 3 quick turns and let go to reposition my hand to finish it, when to my supprise, the bulb fell out of the socket, hit the porch, and shattered into a bunch of tiny little pieces...

It took me a second to realize what happened. I grabbed the flashlight I had (it was night when this happened) and shined it down where the light had fell. Sure enough, there was what was left of the base surrounded by little bits of glass. So, for the sake of my dog's paws, I spent around a half hour sweeping and picking up every piece I could see. I had almost finished when a slightly larger piece caught my eye. I reached down to pick it up, and there was the part of the bulb with the imperfection on it. It was completely undamaged, and nor was the glass around it. And then it made me think. (Yes you probably know where I'm going with this).

That imperfection, a bubble that was never meant to be, survived when the rest of the bulb did not. I thought a lot about this well after the accident. We all have our imperfections. Me, I'm far from even knowing what perfect is. I'm all the time dropping things due to my clumsiness. And thanks to that, I was able to realize something. Just because you have faults, doesn't mean that they aren't always bad. Your imperfections are what make you stronger, because you learn from them. Don't see them as a weight that will drag you down, but as an opportunity to build yourself up as a human.

This was just a little thing that happened that I felt like sharing.

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aidenpons
So, for the sake of my dog's paws, I spent around a half hour sweeping and picking up every piece I could see

 

I know how you feel. Except it's dogs' paws. l405G.jpg EDIT: That was taken completely the wrong way: what I meant to say was that "it's dogs' (plural) paws in my case: we have three dogs so I know how you feel with picking up glass.

 

Also, the bubble probably gave that part of the glass a better ability to take mechanical stress (think of an egg) and so survived. [/Physics][/stillBetterThanLR2Physics] l405G.jpg It reinforces your point anyway.

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Sadie Meowsalot

"No, no one is perfect. That's hardwired into humanity. As beautiful as our biology is, so too is it flawed. Though that's not to say that's not a beauty in itself."~Ramius Antillies

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Sadie Meowsalot

Except it's dogs' paws.

Only if it's plural rather than singular. Not sure if you're being serious or not, though. 
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The Ace Railgun

 

Except it's dogs' paws.

Only if it's plural rather than singular. Not sure if you're being serious or not, though. 

 

Aidenpons, serious? :P

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noghiri

I love how Drillmaster was trying to be deep and everyone's arguing grammar :P

Many imperfections have both a good side and a bad side.

For example, one of mine allows me to intuitively understand concepts in maths or science or programming really really easily... but I also have trouble dealing with large groups of people, and sometimes abstract concepts.

The imperfection in the bulb both protected that part upon dropping, and could have lead to the bulb bursting if it got too warm with air too cold.

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Seaborgium

Aidenpons, if you're going to be a pedant, be a correct pedant. There were no hairs to be split unless you know for a fact that Drill Master has multiple canine entities. Given that most households have a singular dog, I believe you're pedantry is not only illogical, but probably wrong.

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aidenpons

 

Except it's dogs' paws.

Only if it's plural rather than singular. Not sure if you're being serious or not, though. 

 

Aidenpons, if you're going to be a pedant, be a correct pedant. There were no hairs to be split unless you know for a fact that Drill Master has multiple canine entities. Given that most households have a singular dog, I believe you're pedantry is not only illogical, but probably wrong.

 

To make a little more sense, it should read "Except it's dogs' paws in my case."

 

I wasn't correcting DM in any way or even trying to: I was merely saying that "In my case it's dogs' paws, because we've three dogs, so I know how you feel with picking up bits of glass."

(rye grass seeds are worse...)

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The Ace Railgun

Many imperfections have both a good side and a bad side.For example, one of mine allows me to intuitively understand concepts in maths or science or programming really really easily... but I also have trouble dealing with large groups of people, and sometimes abstract concepts.The imperfection in the bulb both protected that part upon dropping, and could have lead to the bulb bursting if it got too warm with air too cold.

Yeah, I agree with Nog here, my strengths are Languages, film reading, and accepting differences in people. but I'm terrible at math, and I hate being around large groups, and have numerous medical issues. I like to think that it's kind of a yin yang thing, for every thing we're good at, we must also have somethings we're bad at, or something that hinders us. Otherwise we'd all be too OP.

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Jimbob

What a lovely story that really conveys the concept behind it. :)

 

I agree, although I suppose I'd word it a little differently, depending on how you define 'imperfection'. We all have imperfections, some we can iron out through actively trying while others are innate issues that we must learn to cope with or will take time to remove. Regarding innate imperfections, having them doesn't mean you can't utilise them. Maybe you've been through trauma and consequently sealed off your emotions, is that imperfection purely bad? No, it grants you assertiveness and the ability to be stronger in making difficult decisions.

 

I guess my point is I don't think we can make light of all our imperfections - e.g. if you have a constant desire to murder, as an extreme example - but those that we can't are usually the ones that can be 'fixed', otherwise yes you can make good use of your bad imperfections.

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