Human Imperfection, Teboho Kibe [read a book .txt] 📗

a genetically inherited deficiency be it from the father’s side or somewhere in the immediate or distant history of the genealogical family. This is how complex and taboo tracing the effects of imperfection or defects can be. No one real situation is ever sufficient or sufficing to deduce from, we have to think over varied fields or components. But, our fallen flesh, hence imperfection, is here.

 

But friends, here I would like to venture in yet another avenue of interest. It is a delicate or sensitive one though, but I may quickly leave it and maybe touch it later in the book so as not to force you to come to my findings or ‘belief.’ My dear friends please bear with me as I try to reason this out. Okay it goes as follows: If a parent locks away something valuable from the kids, surely in due time he or she can unlock that gift in his or her time and cordially give it to the kids as per his or her will. Likewise, if perfection were somehow detached from us by our Judge as a ‘Parent,’ then surely he can return it to us as some time in the future according to his liking or as per his will. Well, I’m aware that many questions can rise here, like: “Why would he detach perfection in the first place?” “ From who did he first remove it and why?” “ When did this first happen?” Sorry if I may have inadvertently aroused such curiosity in you. I know that not all friends can welcome such thought, but we can try to reason things out from what we see around us and try to reach an amicable conclusion as to the destiny of human imperfection and its somehow ‘enigmatic’ inception or start in the human race. But in order for us to trace all of these, from the beginning to the end, we need to be honest with ourselves. You see, it’s pointless trying to argue the points of truth or truthfulness while on the one side we are putting a veil of contempt to the very sound discovery of sufficing findings, hence pure truth. So, be honest with yourself first, then it will be easy for you to accommodate other ‘new’ light. In a way, you’ll also be putting your use of the second world to good use, and thereby learn to subjugate, dismantle or paralyse your use of your first world. This book sews that thread throughout, it’s here to bind and stitch your use of the second world together, and thereby bring the best out of you. So, throw away suspicion, throw away undue doubt, throw away discontent as you continue reading this book. At the end of the day, you’ll see how your thought to be despicable or miserable imperfection can actually serve to be an incentive or catalyst of bringing you ever closer to the favour and approval of your Divine Master, hence supreme judge of all.

 

So, now that we tried to see the ought-to-be-perfect human body this should somehow take us back or try to make us think of the real definition of the word ‘perfect’. Well, the truth is, when we speak of something perfect, we speak of something relative, not absolute. How so? That is, a thing is “perfect” according to, or in relation to, the purpose or end for which it is appointed by its designer or producer, or the use to which it is to be put by its receiver or user. So, the very meaning of perfection requires that there be someone who decides when “completion” has been reached, what the standards of excellence are, what requirements are to be satisfied, and what details are essential. Ultimately, God the Creator is the final Arbiter of perfection, the Standard-Setter, in accord with his own righteous purposes and interests.

 

Right, now in order for us to further shed light on the whole issue of life and human imperfection in general, I think we need to discuss death, cause most things that are imperfect end up dying or rendered obsolete in one way or another. But, as we discuss death, we want to see how the imperfection sets in, as if it ought not to be there. Well, death is the cessation of life, or of the body cells and tissues from further activity. It leaves us with sorrow when such a state is ultimately reached by any of our close associates because we longed and cherished the visible company of that one. So, naturally we feel torn in our hearts as if something unnatural happened. We never accept death as a usual and normal custom for anyone to experience. This is proper because our lives are more valuable than a shattered glass.

 

So, have you ever paused for a moment and asked yourself that why do you feel this way every time the loss of a loved ones occurs? Have you ever thought to see this as a direct infringement on our right to live? Well, some today view death as a gateway to yet another life and not necessarily a time of despair. But, thinking of our inherited imperfection and death as it may have manifested itself, can’t we see here that it is due to a certain failure of something that led to such a state? In other words, the capability of the body cells to re-generate themselves continually, if it weren’t of some harmful activity or malfunction, would be able to preserve life endlessly. This is what our doctors and scientists are eagerly seeking to establish as they’ve introduced studies or fields like cryonics, genetic engineering and the like. The also want to fight the sting responsible for death in humans or to try and curb it at the earliest stage possible. Also, many of elderly persons are encouraged to rigorously exercise or to try to keep fit so as to slow down the process of aging. Some even go for skin or plastic surgery and use various pills and injections that are said to slow down or try to curb natural aging. Why are all such intensive efforts implemented if human imperfection and its crown of death were no big deal?

 

It goes without saying that we want or yearn to fix the damage that has been here for thousands of decades yet with no eminent or imminent cure. Yes we yearn to undo the wrong or the ‘secretive’ or enigmatic defect that is in nature. In one way or another we wrestle with this demise or menace in our day to day lives, aware or unaware. We want to see this scourge been removed, we want to be free in a true sense from all the consequences of sin or imperfection itself. Yet, we wake up to face them each day. Deterioration is here, a gap that refuses to be closed is obstinately ajar, beating research, expertise and honest determination. But, not all hope should be gone. Remember, if we keep on missing the mark, or failing so as to speak, it doesn’t mean we are nowhere close. In fact, the more we miss the mark the more we should realize how close we are, how nigh perfection can be and how much we may be needing the external aid that can indefinitely close the gap and bring back the full rewards of a blissful perfect life.

 

So from now on, in order for us to be more apt, I will try to no-longer refer to the goods deeds as those of the ‘second world,’ instead I will employ the phrase, the ‘fruitage of the spirit.’ Why? Cause if there is a voice of righteousness within you, i.e. a natural lie detector or conscience, then it simply serves the purpose of warning you and reminding you of the accountability that you have against that Spirit One from whom you are naturally or subconsciously reminded not to err against or to feel needless guilt against his broken orders or laws that are written in your heart. So if that need for you to heed may be prompted due to you recognizing his invisible presence through the voice that naturally coaches you from within, then it ought to make sense that all the acts of good or righteousness be universally termed “the fruitage of the spirit” cause it is by means of his awareness or promulgation that you are bearing such fruits or good works. So, it’s no-longer a personal or sole endeavour, but an amalgamation or duo, i.e. combining your free will to choose to do what is right and you recognizing that the good you’ve done, actually stems from him assisting you in a number of ways.

 

So, as we’ve previously seen, there’s much complex complexity around the issue of human imperfection and its unpalatable consequences. Whether we draw strength of combat from the political, economic or scientific sphere, we’ll still need something out of this world to fight the factually invincible sting of human imperfection and it’s consequences of doom. Research and deep study can only help to identify and trace or map the activity of such a plague, help to protect us from falling prey to its ferocious early gnawing, but can never abolish it from existence or operation. The effects of sin in our body and mind can be minimized or not put to use so to speak, but the fermentation is in our blood or genes . Please don’t get me wrong here, I’m not trying to be equivocal or self-contradictory to whatever I may have said earlier. The light of insight keeps shining brighter and brighter. So, don’t worry, if you spot any seeming amendments, just take them as an elevator to the next step of new or better understanding, hence, advancement.

 

Okay, now let’s try to tap into the nature of the Sovereign of the universe. To aptly imagine him we need to think of an example of bread making. In bread making the housewife deliberately adds the leaven, and the results become positive. The leaven is hidden in the mass of flour. Thus, the leavening process is hidden from the view of the housewife. The progression or growth is unseen and the woman doesn’t know how. Likewise, we may not see the literal or initial being of God, but we can eventually see his display of power or evidence of his being or presence in what becomes or results manifest to us, be it in creation or in our very own existence or make up. Also, now that wheat, water and leaven were used, these simple substances combine to form an astonishing number of chemical compounds that have active links to one another. The exact relationship between these compounds is not fully understood. Likewise, even though we may have an active interaction with our Maker, we still cannot fully understand his nature in full depth. His perfection or display of it is more perfect and complete than ours. Aha! Intriguing! Isn’t it?

 

So, now, lets try to consider this early question: “ If we are made to believe that there is an external boost compatible to our internal moral compass, lie-detector or conscience, can it be reasonable to conclude that there somehow ought to be an invisible antagonist external boost to the use of the first world, thereby making ‘him’ a Ruler of evil, if he really exist?” Shoo! Such an observation deserves a handshake! Yes, with all logic, it’s safe and quite reasonable to come to such a solid observation. It is in this vein where such expressions as “the Tempter,” “the Deceiver” and “the Manslayer” are generally applied. In fact according to the beliefs of many, such a Ruler is not alone in his antagonistic operation of capsizing humanity and the fruitage of the spirit, he is said to possess a horde of invisible spirit creatures in his dominion or company. All these spirit foes combined are largely known to be in direct opposition to the