What is attractive is not perfection, but authenticity. This authenticity lies in honesty about one's feelings, respect for one's emotions, and persistence in one's dreams. The more people I meet, the more I believe in the value of "truthfulness." Almost all mediocre people share a common trait: cowardice. They do a job they dislike, marry someone they don't like, and still deceive themselves into thinking they can keep going like that.