on being perfect

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A few years ago, a rumor was going around that a local celebrity here in Pinas is a kleptomaniac.  From what I've heard, they said that her husband just pays off the shops she stole from, so they wouldn't talk about her condition. 

There were comments like "Hindi talaga ginawang perfect ni God ang mga tao, si Lucy, mayaman at maganda nga, klepto naman."  (God never really made anyone perfect.  Look at Lucy, she's rich and beautiful... but a kleptomaniac.)

I read that her response to this was that if this issue makes others feel blessed, or makes others feel better about themselves knowing that she isn't as perfect as they thought, then somehow, something positive still came out of it.

...now THAT is just perfect.