If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, it would make him
pull his hat over his eyes.
--Gaelic proverb
When we deal with our faults and imperfections, we are dealing with the
basic issues of being a person. We can become bitter and cynical about the
imperfections of others, or we can realize every person is incomplete but
growing, just as we are. The way we look at the faults in others and the way
we look at our own are closely tied together. In our spiritual journey, we
must begin with the premise that no person ever achieves perfection.
Perfection apparently is not what this life is about at all, since
perfection is nonexistent. We are lovable, and we can love in the process of
living our lives. Since we are not perfect, we have to be accountable. We
must have standards for our behavior and hold ourselves to those standards,
admitting our mistakes and making repairs where we can.
I will try to acknowledge my mistakes and give up the idea of ever becoming
perfect.
You are reading from the book:
We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred
honour. Declaration of Independence ~ Thomas Jefferson:
