I really like that idea. It still seems like it's unattainable, but it also seems like falling short would yield more happiness than falling short of our culture's idea of perfection. And I think, if you're striving to be the best person you can be, even if you fall short of "perfect," you should still manage to be pretty happy. That actually ties in with one of my beliefs about God: if there is a God, and He's benevolent and cares about us, then He couldn't possibly ask us for anything more than that we try to be the best people we can be, and that we try to be nice to each other, and leave the world a better place than we found it. That's basically all that any religion boils down to--be a good person. And being a good person should yield what you said--peace and joy and the wisdom to acknowledge and enjoy it.
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Re: Clarifications
Date: 2007-07-15 05:50 am (UTC)From:That actually ties in with one of my beliefs about God: if there is a God, and He's benevolent and cares about us, then He couldn't possibly ask us for anything more than that we try to be the best people we can be, and that we try to be nice to each other, and leave the world a better place than we found it. That's basically all that any religion boils down to--be a good person. And being a good person should yield what you said--peace and joy and the wisdom to acknowledge and enjoy it.