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? asked in Arts & HumanitiesPhilosophy · 6 years ago

Do you think we crave perfection so as to have some meaning in our life?

Without the need to expand and grow would life become pointless?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago
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    Perfection is a good goal to aim for but the world being what it is, you have to accept coming close most of the time.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    We crave perfection for self satisfaction, if that is what gives meaning to some.

  • 6 years ago

    There are two different satisfactions in how people perceive perfection. One person might be chasing for the greater good and the other one might be chasing for something that is harmful for them and for others in the long run.

    To truly expand and grow, one has to let go of selfishness and egotism, greed and wrongful power, that's where chasing true perfection and growth lies.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    I don't think most people crave perfection.

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  • no... i think you "crave" perfection for a gold star

    and life's/animals craving of perfection is for survival.. not for a gold star

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    No, that's fighting while creating meaning. Once you stop fighting you can just create. By appaesing people until they get distracted.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Perfection is mastery; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Maslow and "The Path of the Higher Self," and "Man, Master of His Destiny," relate.

  • 6 years ago

    Pretty much yes. Self-fulfillment is a very important thing.

  • 6 years ago

    Only if the life is dependent on others values.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    James i love your answers.

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