Whilst studying Fitzgerald's novel; 'The Great Gatsby' for English Literature - one would wonder how one could get so wrapped up in the past they forget what is reality and what isn't. The past is for reference only. Life is too short to spend it looking back or concerning yourself with it. You must learn by it. Not dwell in it. Gatsby has put his one true love on such a high pedestal that the ideal of her is better than what she actually is. Although this book was written in 1926 I think these values still apply to society today.
If you fancy a girl/guy so much that the idea of them becomes so much more attractive than what they really are; isn't it time for you to step and re-evaluate what it is you actually want. Because what Gatsby wants is perfection and creates in his mind the perfect Daisy. But there is no such thing as a perfect daisy or a perfect beau. Although you may think what you see before you is perfection. It isn't. Instead for those few moments you think you witness perfection; you are instead just forgetting the flaws that create the character of which he or she is. It is alright to forget once in a while a fault or two but when you forget more often than not; surely then is the time to stop and realise you are after the impossible. The one thing you cannot change is a persons character because surely by changing them, you are asking them to stop being who they are, and was it not who they are which made you think they were interesting in the first place?
People say that every human being is unique. Although this is true in moderation I do not believe we are all different. Just like they say that every snowflake is different, how can they be really sure? On average at least two of them are the same or similar if compared to all the snowflakes that have ever fallen. Like human beings even if they start out unique, they all end up the same. So if you've ever felt you've lost perfection. You haven't. You've just merely lost it for a while.
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