Center Stage

There’s a beauty to perfection. It leaves the audience breathless, it leaves the performer prideful, and it leaves the supporters with happiness. Now, while I am nowhere near perfection, the feeling of pride and encouragement I have received during these pivotal moments in the business symposium has changed many aspects of my life. Confidence. Risen. Excitement. Risen. Fear. Gone. It’s as if this moment had changed how I view myself, this moment has come to change who I am. All the effort for the week, with continual practice, failure, and sleepless nights worrying has led to the moment where I can show myself off. I have taken the center stage, and the lights are flashing down on me. My performance now, whether it is breathtaking or not, will be my one very shot of greatness. And so I go. 20 minutes in, my professional ends the conversation. I ask him the simple question of what I needed to improve. He looks at me with bright eyes and says “Absolutely nothing. You were spectacular”. Emotions rushed from my brain all around my body. My pupils dilated, my legs jittered in joy. What had I done? I had left my audience breathless. I have left myself with joy and pride. And best of all, I have left all of my family, friends, teachers, and supporters with a sense of happiness. A sense of happiness for helping me accomplish and succeed in my journey. Although it wasn’t perfect, there was still beauty. There was still a beauty to MY perfection.