Most often, we come across people who boast of accepting someone with their flaws. Or we ourselves often look back at lost love, saying, "We accepted them with all their shortcomings." But what are these flaws? Some qualities in a person you didn't like? Some choices they made that you didn't approve of? Do those make them wrong? Every one of us is unique in their own right. Their thoughts and ways of seeing the world are different. Hence, what you think is a flaw is actually a quality to someone else. Each one of us has good and bad sides that balance us. Don't term them flaws. It's just who we are, what lessons made us, what life taught us. Everyone's journey is different. Do you truly love or respect anyone if you keep counting their shortcomings? I am not saying you need to love everyone unconditionally. Life is too short. We should choose what makes us happy. But what doesn't make you happy isn't wrong. And if you do love someone it is not a feat or your kind gesture to accept them with their flaws. It is a part of who they are as a person. We love each person, be it our friends or parents or someone else, for who they are. And who a person is always includes all their qualities, including the ones you call flaws. Most probably, they don't call out your shortcomings as flaws. So the next time you count flaws in love, start with yourself.
~ Suranya