Our mail boxes are flooded with n number of Self Help Instructions to be Happier, Fitter, Richer or more accomplished. The post globalized world with enormous digital access gives the common man a feeling of closing the distance with the ‘Haves’ but of course with some changes in either perception or life style or acquisitions. The generation Y has grown up with the notions of sky is the limit. People are daily bombarded with images of perfect people, with perfect smile, perfect kids, perfect homes with equally ecstatic and perfect holidays abroad, stemming a sense of elusive chimera as well an intense feeling of inadequacy within us.
The pervasive presence of social media is forever driving people in search of that perfect job, perfect career or perfect relationship, creating a feeling of being left behind in all of us, as we wait for the one perfect moment of happiness while pursuing some punishing ideals of romance, life or work.
The entire health and wellness industry with a great emphasis on chiseled body and surgically altered nose or bust; to match the standards of beauty are typical examples of this growing desire in people to conform to non-conformist ideals for attaining a perfect body.
People’s imaginations are fired up by that destination wedding, the holiday in resorts or that Villa in hoardings and ads splashed all over the visual media leading to the growth of consumerism.
This search for perfection leads us to a life on tenterhooks where we are in constant agitation for what is not, rather than, celebrating what is. Promoting such a culture means promoting an inner dissatisfaction where we are always falling short of the attainable standards. Better to live in the moment and enjoy the small pleasures life affords, rather than forever chasing some vague notions of perfectionism.
