More Ignoble Truth (#6)

Embodied beings are imperfect. We know humans are imperfect, and I like to remind myself that the imperfection of mortals extends to my beloved pets and the majestic wildlife around me. Imperfection, though, is not a sin; it is a state of being. Sin often creeps in when we pretend that perfection is possible. One of the many frustrating aspects of imperfection is the tendency to struggle with the same flaws again and again. Sometimes these struggles are fruitless because they are misguided. For example, cellulite is not the result of some personal cosmetic or dieting blunder, but rather the normal condition for 80-90% of post-adolescent females. [I don’t like using Wikipedia, but it readily provides the statistics I cannot recall.] Sometimes the struggles last a long time because trying to correct the thoughts or behaviors are important to our spiritual and emotional well-being. Each year we set aside 40 days to revisit the areas of our spiritual lives that need reformation.