From the 48 Laws of Power.
Law 46.
never.appear.too.perfect
Appearing better than others is always dangerous, but even more dangerous of all is to appear to have no faults or weaknesses. Envy creates silent enemies. It is smart to occasionally display defects, and admit to harmless vices, in order to deflect envy and appear more human and approachable. Only gods and the dead can seem perfect with impunity.
lesson.learned.
growing up and into my young adult life, i always thought that the journey to self perfection was somewhat the journey of life. You figure out what your "problems" are, if you don't want them to be problems, you fix them, if you don't you relish in them because thats what make you YOU. i also thought that your problems shouldn't be visible to the world and everyone isn't in your business, shouldn't know your business, period {well, i still think that}. But I realized a lot last year that imperfections or chinks (sp) in the armor make others who even subconsciously know they aren't even in the same game as you, feel more connected to you. eventhough we all know that jealousy is a weak emotion, a lot of people still deal with it and just were brought up differently. -shrugs- because i wasnt concerned with being like the people that i was around and expecting to follow me at one point, i was me and fine with it. you do somewhere and sometimes need to have something or someone to relate to. being relatable as a leader is something that is paramount, apparently. your people have to like you but at the same time want to follow you because they know that whatever you're going to do, you're gonna win. you have to be able to seperate yourself as the leader or the boss but at the same time still be human to others and make people feel like you have a lot in common. its a delicate balance, man. but its something that if you can perfect it, you.win.
