Colourful vista's in a flawed and broken world

I think most people have an expectation on what life should be, in general, and certainly in respect of their own lives. People expect the world, their lives, to be better than they actually are, more meaningful, interesting, fulfilled. More complete. But life isn't always like that. Things happen. I don't necessarily bad things, but just occurrences, situations, events and scenarios that sometimes get in the way of the idyllic world we create in our heads. But still people expect the brighter version of the world they have constructed so conveniently in their minds.

Sometimes however we realise that the world isn't that utopian ideal we have constructed so perfectly in our minds and we start looking around for the real world. We start seeing things differently and for what they really are. Sometimes that understanding comes early in life, others later and yes, I think for many it doesn't come at all. Looking for that real world is when life starts to take shape, in my opinion anyway.

I can't speak for anyone else, however for me I am glad to have found that clarity, the understanding that perfection doesn't exist, and that life is every bit as flawed and broken as we humans are. As I am! It makes sense too! The constant drive for perfection is tiring, draining and, in my humble opinion, a futile exercise.

These days I tend to accept that the world isn't perfect, my life isn't perfect and I am not perfect. It's a nice way to be I think; It takes the pressure off and allows one to simply live and enjoy life.

Today I took a walk in a local gardens near my home and the weather was just right...Blue skies, temperate with a slight breeze and the autumn colours that offered a colourful vista wherever I looked. Perfect? Well, nearly...And that's good enough. It was perfect enough for me to enjoy and that's exactly how it should be. I snapped this image on my camera. I enjoyed the contrast of autumn colour against the blue of the sky and it made me think that even in this flawed and broken world, and my own imperfect life, one can find enjoyment without having to make it up in one's mind.