Definition Essay-Nobody Is Perfect

We have all heard the saying “nobody is perfect” right? People say it repeatedly and famous entertainers, like Hannah Montana in her prime, sing about it in every other song. We hear the quote daily to cope with the mistakes we make, but do we fully understand the context of the phrase? I ask this because it is important to recognize that literally nobody is perfect. That means that Bill Gates, Michael Jordan, and Abraham Lincoln have all made millions of mistakes in their lifetime, yet we still regard them as some of the most successful people in the history of America. I believe that success, rather than being a number in the bank account or a shiny car in the expensive house’s garage, is a mindset of withstanding and learning from failure …show more content…
Alain found that “in the Middle Ages, in England, when you met a very poor person, that person would be described as an ‘unfortunate’ — literally, somebody who had not been blessed by fortune, an unfortunate.” This concept of fortune was often driven by the, at the time, overwhelming belief in god(s) controlling the fate of culture. Nowadays, however, as Alain put in is presentation, “if you meet someone at the bottom of society, they may unkindly be described as a ‘loser’.” (“A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success.”). Unfortunately, Alain is right, and the fear of being viewed as a ‘loser’ causes a lot of unnecessary anxiety, both in career and life decisions. And even though we know that making mistakes is inevitable, and that failure is impossible to avoid, we will continue to fear the challenges and ridicule we will face in our life. However, when we are finally able to accept and understand that failure, success will be within our …show more content…
After graduating from college, Elizabeth got a job as a waitress and dove into the world of writing, and for six long years, she found no success. With every novel she sent, a rejection letter would return, and with every rejection she would ask herself if her passion was worth the pain. It was in the darkest depths of failure that Elizabeth learned something about herself that allowed her to continue to do what she had always wanted to do. She learned that, as she said: “I loved writing more than I hated failing at writing, which is to say that I loved writing more than I loved my own ego, which is ultimately to say that I loved writing more than I loved myself.” (“Success, Failure and the Drive to Keep Creating.”). Elizabeth’s mindset in searching for success is very similar to mine in the fact that the end goal isn’t what always matters, instead it is the process of doing something you love enough to endure the ridicule and to obtain the drive to continue to pursue even with a track-record of