Firstly, everyone has imperfections; there’s not a person alive who doesn’t. Oftentimes, we think people will judge us because of our imperfections, or that we’ll be chosen last because of them. Sometimes that’s true, but more often than not, it’s quite the opposite.
What you consider to be your ‘imperfection’ could be a selling point for someone else (some examples later). Someone I know once told me this, and all these years later, I still remember it:
‘You’re not going to be chosen because you’re perfect. You will be chosen because someone finds your imperfections beautiful.’
Say for example, you’re a singer or an actress/actor and you make a mistake during your monologue or your song. Your voice cracks, or it fades out. You think, “Ah crap, I’m toast now.” The director might think, “That’s really raw – that can’t be forced. S/he’s hired.”
Or maybe you accidentally drew a line or painted over something when you didn’t mean to – you think the whole painting is ruined and yet everyone around you keeps complimenting the changes you’ve made to it.
Now, lets talk about some famous imperfections.
— Melanie Martinez’s tooth gap. Usually tooth gaps are thought to be ugly or gross but in Melanie’s case, everyone thinks it’s cute.
–A multitude of musicians whose voices have cracked during recordings or live performances. The results were that the crowd still loved them, maybe even more than they did before.
–multiple artists who have suffered from mental illness or drug abuse in the past and are still loved and respected.
Some day someone will choose you not because you are perfect, but because you aren’t.