tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671016537527752068.post5799895111814728928..comments2023-10-20T11:53:51.189-04:00Comments on Up The Beanstalk: PerfectionErachethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00660802321998349072noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671016537527752068.post-37604154732367128652008-05-06T21:59:00.000-04:002008-05-06T21:59:00.000-04:00Maybe you're more goal-oriented than I am. :-) Bu...Maybe you're more goal-oriented than I am. :-) But I still think that it's an infinity paradox.Josh M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14414532577328945154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671016537527752068.post-89317356538046376762008-05-06T18:07:00.000-04:002008-05-06T18:07:00.000-04:00But how are those mutually exclusive? I mean, the...But how are those mutually exclusive? I mean, the better you understand emotions, the purer your understand of them - I can deal with that. But HOW does a better understanding of your emotions give you the ability to suppress them? By definition, controlling the actual FEELING of your emotions is undermining them - taking your god-given response to a situation and saying it is incorrect.<BR/>:Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086911164698842776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671016537527752068.post-46567331640770375842008-05-06T18:01:00.000-04:002008-05-06T18:01:00.000-04:00G and Ezzie - Where did you pick up this silliness...G and Ezzie - <I>Where did you pick up this silliness about "perfection"?</I><BR/><BR/>In the conversation I was having with a few people, when I said I didn't want to be like the gedolim, I was asked why I would not want to strive for the most ultimate perfection I could attain?<BR/><BR/>But now that I think about it, I don't know if I believe in perfection for human beings on any level. There'sErachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660802321998349072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671016537527752068.post-1564210097955297202008-05-06T14:15:00.000-04:002008-05-06T14:15:00.000-04:00Perfection is not a goal. It's not like getting i...Perfection is not a goal. It's not like getting in a car and driving to perfection (unless you're going through a certain purple tollbooth, in which case I make NO predictions whatsoever). And it is never a state that you are in, it is a state you are striving for. And it's not that the closer you are to perfection, the less you have to grow. It just gets harder, so there is less you want to Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086911164698842776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671016537527752068.post-11184725375206767642008-05-06T12:13:00.000-04:002008-05-06T12:13:00.000-04:00Growth is asymptotic. When I try to improve mysel...Growth is asymptotic. When I try to improve myself, it never crosses my mind that I might succeed so beyond my wildest dreams that I would no longer be able to grow.Josh M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14414532577328945154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671016537527752068.post-35204424137933808032008-05-06T10:20:00.000-04:002008-05-06T10:20:00.000-04:00What G said.What G said.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671016537527752068.post-59353599451875402482008-05-06T08:38:00.000-04:002008-05-06T08:38:00.000-04:00And the closer one gets to perfection, the less ro...<I>And the closer one gets to perfection, the less room there is for growth - isn't there?</I><BR/><BR/>NO!<BR/>NO, NO, NO!<BR/><BR/>Where did you pick up this silliness about "perfection"?Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512231582715592098noreply@blogger.com