The Human Fallibility
By Miguel Santiago
In a realm suspended between the tangible and the intangible was a cosmic tapestry woven with threads of humanity. Each line represented an individual human life, shimmering with hues representing joy, sorrow, triumph, and fallibility.
One thread, distinctive for its vibrant colours, belonged to Adamant. Adamant was a unique entity renowned for his unwavering pursuit of perfection throughout the cosmic realm. This pursuit should have shone brightly in the tapestry of life, but instead, it bore a dull, lacklustre tone.
The closer Adamant moved towards perceived perfection, the more sterile and lifeless his thread in the cosmic tapestry became. Each moment of triumph faded quickly, absorbed by the relentless grey of the unachieved. The surrounding lines, vibrant and chaotic in their array of colours, continued to twist, turn, duel, and dance in the grand cosmic loom, while Adamant’s line was taut, bereft of life’s chaotic dance.
One day, Essence, the weaver of the cosmic tapestry, visited Adamant. Essence gestured towards the tapestry, where the grey, a straight thread of Adamant’s existence, sharply contrasted against the whirl of colour and chaos. “Why so gruelling an endeavour for perfection, Adamant?” she asked. “There’s no melody in your contribution to life’s symphony.”
Adamant responded, asserting his belief that perfection was the true purpose of existence, a beacon to guide his life’s voyage. Essence, with a compassionate nod, touched Adamant’s thread, introducing a splash of unexpected colour. Instantly, Adamant was besieged by a moment of error, a miscalculation, a blunder – a demonstration of fundamental fallibility.
As Adamant navigated the turbulent aftermath of his mistake, he began to perceive the humanising beauty in his fallibility. The error had felt cold and isolating, yet it was also enlightening, illuminating parts of him that were previously obscured in the shadows. The taste of fallibility gave birth to empathy and humility in his heart. It allowed him to relate more honestly with himself and the world around him, softening his exclusivity and giving him a richer understanding of what it meant to be human.
Slowly but assuredly, Adamant’s grey thread on the cosmic tapestry began to flourish with vibrant, lively colours – hues of humility, strokes of courage, and tones of resilience. His journey was no longer that of sterile perfection but a dance with chaos and uncertainty, a testament to the profound wisdom in embracing human fallibility.
Consequently, the cosmic tapestry wove on, now enriched with an honest acknowledgement of imperfection and the vibrant, dynamic beauty of fallibility, echoing the profound, intricate narrative of human existence.
