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Originally Posted by JBKlyde
I'm just saying that a building or any philosophical way of understanding that has a poorly laid foundation will eventually be a loss. I assume. Yes of coarse no one is perfect but Gods Voice, if you can hear it, will tell you how perfect his will really is. If God is perfect and He is and we were made in his likeness then we should strive to be perfect as he is perfect.
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Respectfully, I disagree. Leaving aside the question about God and his voice for a moment, I believe striving to be perfect is a bad idea. Here's why.
You practically make my point when you say we're not perfect, I certainly agree with that. But what's worse is that no amount of striving will ever result in perfection. And when you strive and still don't reach your goal of perfection, what is that called? It's called Failure. Why, or even how, could I sustain a lifetime of effort that *will* *not* *succeed*? I can't. Striving is hard, look it up. The fuel for that effort can not be continuous failure. I won't make it. Not only will I not become perfect, I'm likely to stop striving. Not good.
I think a far better goal is improvement. It is in the same direction as perfection, and is achievable. Repeatedly achievable. I can strive, and succeed every day. Certainly this goal can be trivialized into meaningless. The success of this endeavor is generally proportional to the effort invested into it. If I work hard at self improvement, I'll probably get good results. If I work hard at being perfect, I won't be perfect, *and* I'm a "failure".
Furthermore, looking for this same paradigm in those around me, my friends and family, presents the same peril. I'm guaranteed to be disappointed if I'm expecting perfection in others. How unfair. And I myself don't want to be held to that standard or be a source of continual disappointment to my loved ones.
Kaizen, not perfection.