Perfection

'It is my hope that you may consider this matter, that you may search out your own imperfections and not think of the imperfections of anybody else. Strive with all your power to be free from imperfections. Heedless souls are always seeking faults in others. What can the hypocrite know of others’ faults when he is blind to his own?'
~The Promulgation of Universal Peace, Page 244: gr4

It seems so natural and easy to look at the imperfections of others... oh well, you know what they say: "we're only human..."

Is that really an excuse?

'Man... has the animal side as well as the angelic side, and the aim of an educator is to so train human souls that their angelic aspect may overcome their animal side. Then if the divine power in man, which is his essential perfection, overcomes the satanic power, which is absolute imperfection, he becomes the most excellent among the creatures; but if the satanic power overcomes the divine power, he becomes the lowest of the creatures. That is why he is the end of imperfection and the beginning of perfection.'
~Some Answered Questions, Pages 235-237: gr2

We should always be striving for perfection, but can we ever attain true perfection??

'As long as a man does not find his own faults, he can never become perfect. Nothing is more fruitful for man than the knowledge of his own shortcomings. The Blessed Perfection says, “I wonder at the man who does not find his own imperfections.”'
~The Promulgation of Universal Peace, Page 244: gr4