第55章瑕疵之美(1)
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Thoughweallagreethattoerrishuman,eachofusbelievesthatsheistheex。We’resupposedtobeperfect(osedtoberidfamous。)。
Butlearningfromourmistakes—aingourplain—eness—isanart。Soimeyoubreakaplateorloseyourkeys,whyride?siderthepossibilitythatthereisahiddenpatterhemistakesinyourlife。
1。Theartofbeiherrious
Iobeperceivedasspeddiffereodaystrivetoshuandbeeaveragefolks。(Admitit:Don’tyouloveknowingthatSharotheGap?)Butregardlessofhowmueytheyhaveinthebank,orhowmuchofabuzztheycreatewhentheyshowupatacluborcharityball,famousfolkswilloenjoythelifeyouandIcherish。Small,reassuringpleasuresareoff-limitstothem。Youhembbooksfromthelibrary,lingeringinacoffeeshoporwindowshoppingonMai。
&hesaddestthingsabfameaonceyourealizeyouhaveplenty,youmayleen,lifeisnoodasitgets。Youneversay,“Enoughalready”。
Theoweenawisemanandafoolisthatthewisemanknowsheisafool。Iheoweeraordinarylifeandanordiheextraordinarypleasuresyoufindins。
2。Befoolishinpublic
&andgullible,trustireckless,playfulbutihesearewhatittakestobesilly。Itisusuallytheresultofabinatiqualitiesandourquirkypersonalitytraits。Wearetruertoourselveswheopmakingsense。Uand-upicswhosetouttobefuhecklediftheyarenotsillypeoplebeplybyembragtheroleoftheuy,thecharapsintowallsandshoartieswithsocksthatdon’tmatch。
&imeyhttalkingtoyourselfior,don’tapologize。Thesilentgratitudeyougeewhenyourevealyourmostvuloothersiswellworththetemporaryblush。
Flauntingyourflaws,notyouress,iswhatopularwithyourfriends。
3。Findmeaninginyourmistakes
Inartaure,earstobeagoofisofteesigodrawattentiontoaparticularaspectofthework。InIslamicart,forinstance,smallflawsaboundinwhatlooklikethemostluxuriouscarpets,potteryandmosaics。ArtistsareurgedtopurposelymakemistakestoremindadmiriGodaloion。
Inmusiotesthatdeviatefromaablishedpatterocreateemotionaltension。Inthe“FuneralMarch”ofhisThirdSymphohovenrepladswithsilehemountingsenseofsorrowinthepieliterature,JamesJoycewastheoftheiionalerror。ForJoyce,mistakeswere“portalsofdiscovery。”InUlysinparticular,typos,misspellingsauationaddtotheinsightfulnessofhisprose。
&towoheuhemistakesyouareabouttomake。
4。Askforhelp
Wealloberemiimetotimethatweprobablydotakestosolvealltheproblemsoftheworld。Butwearewonderfullyequippedtomarvelatitsexistehiseridoftheideathatensable。