tulisannya • Jupiter

Sometimes, people ask me questions I am oblivious about, questions forever I can't answer, something along the line of "Am I not good enough for him/her?" or "Why can't I be perfect?" and I awkwardly smile while wondering why do they ask that to me, or to themselves. Sometimes people wonder why they are not pretty enough, or nice enough, or smart enough, and they got insecure and trying their hardest to change and they ended up miserable because they do not realize that they are perfect just they way they are.

Yes, it is cliché, but true, isn't it?

So I think about it, sometimes, like every time a question is presented to me and they are just there, niggling, waiting to be answered, even though 9 times out of 10, I can't really answer it. And yes, I do think a lot, about a lot of things. After all, thinking is the most fun you can get when you're just contently idle, doing nothing, and you don't want to do the Herculean effort of moving a muscle.

So, I think about it.

The next time someone ask me the question, I smiled, not awkwardly this time, and answered:

"Someone perfect has a heart as big as Jupiter."

Because surely someone with a heart that big is very nice, very pretty and very smart. A heart big enough to accept and care that everyone is different, and different is beautiful, and they don't discriminate because they understand. A heart big enough to be forgiving and patient. A heart big enough to not take anything for granted. A heart big enough to be brave and stand for what they believe in. A heart big enough to know that love will conquer all, no matter how cliché it is.

Someone accepting has the warmest eyes, because they never judge, because they are there with their arms (and heart) wide open, waiting to embrace. Their eyes twinkle with happiness because they see the goodness in everyone. Someone forgiving and patient has the sincerest smile, because they never force themselves to be nice. Their lips curved beautifully without malice. And with that features, how can someone be `not pretty`?a

And of course someone that not taking anything for granted, someone that standing for what they believe in, and someone that believes in love is very smart, don't you think so? Because they are passionate about what they have, what they think of, and what they love. And no, someone with a heart as big as Jupiter won't believe in something petty and self-servicing because they are nice and they care and understand.

Now that I think about it, it still doesn't answer the question. But I have met people with a heart as big as Jupiter, and it is happiness with them, so I think that someone perfect is the one that bring happiness to someone around them?

Because no matter how badly crooked their nose or teeth are, or how frizzy their hair is, or how not proportional whatever feature they have, a pair of warm eyes and sincere smile are still pretty, and surely someone that bring happiness for others is nice, and have that kind of eyes and smile?