Why Fix What God Hasn’t Called Broken?: The Diary of a Madman: “Perfectionism” and The Creator

The Diary of a Madman: “Perfectionism” and The Creator — Why Fix What God Hasn’t Called Broken? follows a restless inner voice consumed by the need to correct, refine, and perfect every part of themselves. Life becomes something to edit rather than experience, driven by the belief that worth must be earned through flawlessness. But the more the narrator tries to fix themselves, the more fragmented they feel—revealing perfectionism not as growth, but as fear, control, and quiet self-rejection.As the idea of The Creator unfolds, God is no longer seen as demanding perfection, but as One who never called the narrator broken to begin with. This realization shifts everything: the question becomes why strive to fix what was never condemned. The story ends not with perfection achieved, but with honesty embraced—the understanding that imperfection is part of being human, and that love from God was never something to earn, but something already given. Read more