"Not Enough" Freewrite

Ilene Lee
English 1B
TTH 9-10:50

Freewrite Response to “Not Enough”

Society has grown to become insatiable to the acceptance of ordinary civilians. Today people are constantly bombarded by new techniques and ways to improve the way they are- physically, emotionally and mentally. Our struggle to be perfect in society is simply an unattainable goal. We are no longer able to reach contentment because our expectations continue to grow with each achievement we fulfill. If not a competition with others, we are competing with ourselves to improve what we can to be the best we can be.

This unattainable goal is paved by our obsession of gaining the approval of others. Our decisions can be based on the way we want others to see us or how we can highlight our qualities to stand out. But why do we feast on the approval of others, when it is ourselves we seek to improve? As much as anyone denies it, everyone cares about what others think about them. Our decisions and actions have lost their honest purpose of self-fulfillment and, instead, have transformed the motives into fulfilling the ideals of others.

As our society grows even more conscious to flaws and imperfections, there will never be perfection within any aspects of our lives. Our achievements are simply not enough for the likings of others who judge us. For this sake, we cannot become consumed by the opinions of other. To go beyond the expectations that society has placed on us, we cannot be affected by what others say. It is imperative for an individual to follow their own beliefs and ideals instead of becoming dependent on the thoughts of others. Our lives should be fulfilled through our own perception of self-improvement, not by the judgments of others who need more to be happier. We can all get by with what we have because it is enough- we just need to believe in it.