"It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live somebody else's life with perfection."
Anonymous, The Bhagavad Gita
Duplication falls short of perfection. An original movement or artifact is created by an individual using a unique skill set. We can come close to imitation, but it will never be truly our own. It seems if we deliberately adjust our project showing a little quirk of our own, the manufactured piece is better appreciated.
Copying is prevalent from the beginning whether we are cooking, creative expression or labor. As we trace the work of others, we are building our own skills. As they develop, we begin to show a thumbprint of our own.
When we are praised knowing the production is not fully ours, the feelings are not nurturing. If our beginnings are followed with encouragement and recognition, we are propelled forward into perfecting our own work. Ultimately, our life calling will not be flawless, but we grow though our own process, discovering and inventing to our heart's delight and contributing to the whole.
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