A Perfect World
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a perfect world? A world where there was no sickness or tribulations. A world with perpetual peace, no trials to face, no torment and anguish, a world devoid of distress, a world where dishonor and disgrace were unheard of and people were humble and there was no humiliation? What if all your agonies were removed making the trip along life’s highways a flawless journey? Would you value a life of perfection or do the situations of life give us the tests and the trials that give life meaning? Ask yourself these questions and see if you have any answers that make sense? If you have the right answers then you are a whole lot smarter than I am.Our progress would die if assertiveness was taken away and decisions were made for us. In a perfect world this would be the alternative, life would become boring and no longer have any meaning.
In a perfect world every home would have a dog and every dog would have a home. In a perfect world things would always go the way you desire, no illusions, no surprises, don’t fantasize, fantasy is an elusive dream, perfection is only found in heaven and that’s the way it was meant to be...
The Garden of Eden is probably the closest imaginable existence to a perfect world. A myth that has lasted a millennia has to have a bit of truth. However I don’t see perfection in Eden, I see a world with no evil. The only place a perfect world exists is in our imaginations. To live in a perfect world we must have complete free will and be able to make ourselves into anything that we want to be, whether it be a candle stick maker or a writer of dreams. It’s too bad that we don't have complete control over our behavior. If we did, we could swim underwater like fish or spread our wings and fly like an eagle.
The desire for a perfect world is to live in a world without evil it’s an inherent human characteristic. It’s not a bad idea as long as we understand its limitations. If we didn't have this desire to make things perfect, then things would never get perfect.
Stretching the imagination you can find perfection over the horizon but its only fantasy it’s not reality.
My WEbook friend Eileen says; “If we lived in a perfect world, then how can we take the lessons we've learned through mistakes with us to the next life? That's what makes us grow, as humans, less than perfect, mistake making, rude, hurtful, deceitful, humans.” She’s right except that if we lived in a perfect world we wouldn’t make mistakes. She goes on to say; “Multi facets make us all unique, with no similarities. Hence, I think, us being attracted to others. Maybe we are attracted to the people who possess the qualities we lack, in effect, two people becoming one? Again she is right, except if we lived in a perfect world there would be no similarities, we’d all be the same body, mind and soul.
Let’s assume that in a perfect world there was no death, that life is foreverness. Where would this leave us? It would eliminate the fear of death and paralyze one's ability to enjoy life and erode one's confidence that there is meaning to life.
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