The writer, Asgar Jafferali Dhanji (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) served as the Secretary-General of the Africa Federation for two 3-years terms. He served as JIBA Vice Chairman, with a particular passion for raising funds and offering microfinance to our community, including low-income individuals, underprivileged startups, and small enterprises, thereby giving them opportunities to grow economically. He is the founder of Imaan Finance Ltd – the First Islamic Finance Institution in Tanzania. and has also served in Dar es Salaam Jamaat’s Arbitration Committee as well as a Board member of Ebrahim Haji Charitable Hospital – with a particular passion for the project of building the new hospital. He is now a motivational/Inspirational speaker giving regular Saturday Fajr lectures at Dar Imambara.
Self Help
The need for perfection and the desire for inner tranquillity conflict with each other.
Making peace with imperfection is one of the deepest acts of wisdom and self-acceptance.
It’s about recognising that growth, not perfection, is the true goal of life.
A few pounds we would like to lose, the way someone looks, behaves or lives their life – the very act of focusing on imperfection pulls us away from our goal of being kind, gentle or peaceful.
It’s about realising that while there is a better way of something, this doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy and appreciate the way things already are!
Perfectionism creates anxiety and paralysis – we wait until things are “just right” before acting.
But progress is about movement, learning and improvement.
Focus on better, not perfect. Ask yourself:
How can I improve by 1% tomorrow?
Progress builds peace; perfection builds pressure.
Perfectionism often grows from comparison. Remember, you are seeing people’s highlight reels, not their struggles.
Your journey, timing and trials are unique to you.
“The flower doesn’t compete with the one next to it. It just blooms”.
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