Imperfection

Imperfection is not in vogue among young people, though it is their reality.  Adult authority figures are afraid that young people might do some self-destructive thing because of the prevalence of suicide, drug overdose and such.  So the adults build up the youth and tell them how wonderful they are, what potential they have and how successful they will be in this world with their talents.  But the youth is faced, from time to time, or quite often, with their own humanness.  We are imperfect, mess up, have all kinds of thoughts that don't jive with what we are told.  We just cannot measure up to delusional thinking on the part of adults, teachers, clergy, parents, youth club leaders.  Drugs and alcohol are attempted escapes.  Internet tends to isolate when it is a solution to inner pain.  Religion that says, "God thinks you are perfect," is  not so.  God knows we are all imperfect, just as we do when we get real.  But God loves us anyway.  One does not need to perform up to someone else's standards to be loved by God.