Why So Perfect??

OK, it's 2.22am and my mind has embarked on its journey of late night thoughts. All my life, I've noted people yearn for perfection. An ideal relationship, a perfect nine-to-five, a perfect wedding, a perfect song, an ideal partner, a perfect house, a perfect dress and yet I see no one admitting that they finally have that 'perfect' thing/person in life. Well, the definition of perfection sure does differ for each one of us, but you know what, your perfect someone or something will also have at least one such thing that's not perfect and it won't bother you because with time you realize that your 'real perfect' doesn't really need to be your ' visual perfect'. Like everybody else, I also had visuals in my mind of  what 'perfection' looks like. Times changed, definitions of perfection changed.

THEN-

A beautiful young lady,

A professional degree by 21, 

Those perfect curves by 22,  

An overflowing bank account  by 24, 

Settling down with someone by 25

Wow, this would be so perfect

NOW-

Still behind that first degree at 22, 

Still figuring out things that actually fascinates me,

Still trying to find ways to balancing my emotions,

Those perfect curves? Well I've postponed working on them for a few years too!

But, I never forget to count on my blessings before opening my eyes every morning.

Trust me, life is still perfect.

THEN-

A Prince who treats you like princess, 

Pampers you like a kid, 

Finds his way to you through that lost Cinderella shoe,

Talks to you just about love, fairy-tales and happily ever afters,

This would be so perfect!

NOW-

A Man who respects you for who you are,

Who need not treat you like a princess but knows how to keep her lady!

Who talks to you about reality and still keeps your faith alive in fairy tales and happily ever after,

Who scolds you for your mistakes but also, understands you like no one else.

Who makes you laugh until your tummy hurts, 

& no matter what chooses to love you every single day.

Fights with you, cries for you, makes you cry too.

This is my new 'perfect'.

BACK THEN-

Four friends on a road trip,

Camping near a river,

Hiking up the mountains,

Unlimited photographs, 

Endless drinks, 

Super chic outfits, 

No restrictions- being a girl.

This would have been so perfect!

NOW-

Four best friends on a rooftop, 

Coffee mugs to keep you awake, 

Endless gossips and endless laughter, 

A game of sequence and may be ludo too.

Shivering out of cold & snatching from one another the only sheet you have, 

You know what- this is perfect too!