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Perfection is , broadly a state of completeness and flawlessness.

Over the
decades man has always aimed for perfection through art , music , even
philosophy. But is one truly capable of recognizing , perceiving and
understanding something in a complete state of flawlessness?
To begin with, most religious authorities and bodies view perfection as
the supernatural or spiritual union with God which is possible of attainment
in this life , compatible with the absence of beatitude, and the presence
of humanmiseries, rebellious passions, and even venial sins to which
a just man is liable without a special grace and privilege of God. On the
other hand , in the eyes of religion, only God is perfect and capable of being
perfect. Thus, religion has a dual nature : it understands that man can not
achieve perfection, yet it ordains him or her to try.
The ethical question of perfection concerns not whether man is perfect, but
whether he should be. And if he should be, then how is this to be attained?
Plato seldom actually used the term, "perfection"; but the concept of "good",
central to his philosophy, was tantamount to "perfection." He believed that
approximation to the idea of perfection makes people perfect. Furthermore ,
from an ethical point of view, one can try to achieve perfection but it is
unsure that everyone can reach it.
As far as the artistic view is concerned , it is a well known fact that one can
never achieve true, complete perfection due to the fact that everyone has
different , unique views on what perfection really is. Even the surrealist artist
Salvator Dali once said "Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it."
On the whole, I believe that perfection may be dreamed of, hoped for, and
sought after. It can be imagined, imitated, pretended, poorly masqueraded,
and foolishly impersonated. Yet as Vince Lombardi said, "perfection is not
attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence."

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