Embrace Your Inner Broken Cookie!

Factory made cookies are all the exact same--the image of "The Perfect Cookie."  But is that necessarily better than that of the homemade variety?  I believe in eating the broken cookies.  Some people whether or not they are conscious of it, are opposed to and choose to avoid the misshapen and imperfect bath.  Im my line of work as my family's official taste tester, I often find myself in suspicion of the whole, perfectly round cookie.  What gives them the right to be classified as "perfect"?  And why is broken considered bad by our modern day society?

The other day my friend and I were munching on some freshly-home-baked deliciousness when we reached the last one.  Of course the most diplomatic solution was to divide it in half and that is what we did.  Upon slicing it, the cookie crumbled on one side.  My friend--the nominated slicer--'s response was "Oopsies, I'm sorry.  Here, I'll take the broken piece."  Implying that since she was the one broke it, she would sacrifice and eat the broken half.  my conclusion:  We, the human race, have been bred since birth for the ultimate goal of perfection.  We rate and compare our life with perfection.

The media is always telling us what is beautiful and at the same time they are imprinting in our minds what isn't.

Currently skinny is right and chubby or overweight is disgraceful.  But a few hundred years ago plumpness was a sign of wealth, and being too slender was frowned upon.  So now, are we claiming that our ancestors were mistaken; because of course they can't both be perfect.  The suggestion is simply scandalous.  Even our parents must have some mental image of the "Perfect Child".  Hitler (though not to be confused with the parent) certainly did.  He attempted to cure the world of all of imperfections, striving to create a Master Race.  Discrimination against African Americans and homosexuals derived from the belief system that they are wrong; they are the equivalent to the broken cookie and therefore we should not associate with them, for we (the non-homosexuals and non-African Americans) are superior in the sense that we are closer to perfection.

We're our own worst critic is a fairly common phrase meaning that we judge our own work more harshly than anyone else.  This is because we look at something we've done and all the imperfections stand our as if they're highlighted in bold.  I believe that we don't just stand back and appreciate ourselves enough.  I am not so bold to say that we should stop striving to improve ourselves.  On the contrary, I believe that we should never stop growing individually, and should always try to make ourselves individuals.  We all need to step back sometimes, and realize that no one is perfect--every cookie has some kind of break.  Embrace your imperfections, for you are human!  And always eat the broken cookies, for round isn't always best.