We all strive to make every situation perfect, don’t we?

We try so hard to make our life the best that it can be.

But we have to realize that nothing is perfect, and “good enough” is good enough.

When we are born, our parents immediately begin to instill in us all types of values.

We are taught to be honest.

We are told to be kind.

We are instructed to sit up straight.

We are reminded to always use the terms “please” and “thank you.”

That one is something my grandson, Layne, has been doing since he first started to try saying words.

We learn how we should hold the door for other people.

We are taught to take turns.

All of these little lessons are to help make us into the most perfect human being we can be.

And as a result, we raise our children to be the best version of themselves, too … striving, again, for perfection.

All of those lessons taught to us are now being handed down to our own families.

And so on, and so forth.

Unintentional lessons of perfection.

It is what we do.

We strive for perfection, all of us.

Maybe it is the way you do your job, dotting every “i” and crossing every “t.”

Maybe you have a routine you abide by so nothing is left out of your duties or your job responsibilities.

Perfection.

We wake up every morning and get ready for our day by trying to look our best.

Women put on makeup.

They style their hair.

They choose their daily fashion based on where they are going or how they are feeling.

And whenever we shop for clothes, we always search for something that will look great on us.

I mean, nobody ever intentionally buys something ugly. Do they?

Most of us try to attain that perfect job, a position that will suit our talents, our interests and our bank accounts.

Although sometimes, those positions are not available.

Or for whatever reason that employer isn’t interested in hiring us.

Little do they realize how much of an asset we could truly be.

But it’s their loss, I suppose.

Even though it is our loss, too.

We wanted that job.

We needed that income.

But the world isn’t perfect. Even though we would like it to be.

When we cook dinner for our family or for guests, we always strive for each dish to taste perfect.

We expect the plating to be perfect.

After all, presentation is almost as important as the taste of the meal.

Gordon Ramsey wouldn’t stand for anything less than perfection.

Even though nothing is ever perfect.

I do remembering hearing though that once upon a time … it was.

The world was perfect.

And then man sinned.

Eve came along and ate a piece of the forbidden fruit.

And from there on after, life would never be perfect again.

We all want to strive for perfection.

In everything we say.

In everything we do.

But it isn’t possible.

And we need to try to remember that.

So please, don’t worry too much when you are trying to teach your children or your grandchildren about life’s little lessons and they don’t want to listen or say thank you.

Don’t fret too much when you are going about your job and getting nothing accomplished.

Do not feel bad if you hear nothing but complaints instead of positive feedback from your customers.

Don’t feel like you can’t leave the house on days where your hair doesn’t go the way you had wished it would go.

And don’t feel the need to keep trying to rewrap that gift you bought someone.

It doesn’t matter if the paper is a little crooked … nothing is perfect.

Don’t choose to stay home because you think you are too fat for your clothes.

No one should be made to feel bad about themself that it hinders the way they live.

No matter how pretty someone might appear to me, I can 100 percent guarantee there is something wrong with them.

Because no one is perfect.

So, do not think for one minute, one millisecond that everyone or anyone will be looking at you and judging you based on your appearance, your weight, your height or your clothes.

People are pretty much only worried about themselves to even notice you or anyone around them for that matter.

Members of society are too busy looking down at their phones to glance up.

You never have to put a halt on your life or stop doing things and going places just to appease others.

Their opinions are irrelevant. Why?

Because no one is perfect.

Nothing is perfect.

It can never be perfect.

And that is why “good enough” actually is … good enough.

(Stenger is the community editor of the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times. She can be contacted by e-mail at jstenger@heraldstaronline.com.)