Archive for October 17, 2007

Perfection

I strive for perfection. That is, if you define ’strive’ to mean ‘would like to have, as long as only minimal effort is required’.

This morning, I reached perfection for the first time in over two years. After my fiance used the car last night, I had to adjust the rear view mirror. And I got it in the perfect spot. The road behind me was presented in that mirror like I had remembered it in dreams. I made thousands of minor adjustments over the past few years couldn’t get it perfect. But now it is. I am in rear view mirror nirvana. It looks like I will have to buy my fiance a car of her own so she will have no reason to adjust my mirror.

(For those of you wondering why this is such a big deal, below is Maslow’s needs hierarchy, starting with the most basic.)

  1. Shelter, food, sex
  2. A perfect view from your rear view mirror
  3. Security
  4. Love
  5. Self-esteem
  6. Need for purpose, meaning

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