Perfectionism? Sure, Fine, but There Is Always a Better Way
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What is better than perfection? This is not an idle question. It may have an answer. So many of us imagine that we can and should constantly strive for perfection in our workaday lives, but no one ever seems to achieve it. Why not? I will leave it to philosophers and theologians of all stripes to formulate an answer and to conceptualize perfection as a metaphysical construct. My focus is on the common, everyday application of perfection, and I would pose this alternative question: in the face of sure failure, of a guarantee that you will fall far short of perfection, why try?
Perfectionism? Sure, Fine, but There Is Always a Better Way
Perfectionism? Sure, Fine, but There Is…
Perfectionism? Sure, Fine, but There Is Always a Better Way
What is better than perfection? This is not an idle question. It may have an answer. So many of us imagine that we can and should constantly strive for perfection in our workaday lives, but no one ever seems to achieve it. Why not? I will leave it to philosophers and theologians of all stripes to formulate an answer and to conceptualize perfection as a metaphysical construct. My focus is on the common, everyday application of perfection, and I would pose this alternative question: in the face of sure failure, of a guarantee that you will fall far short of perfection, why try?