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Enjoy the Imperfections

If I said, ā€œWe donā€™t live in a perfect world.ā€  Almost everyone reading this blog would say, ā€œno!ā€  Some of you would say, ā€œWhat was your first clue, Sherlock?ā€  Others would say, ā€œNow tell me something I donā€™t know.ā€  In fact, it would be hard to find anyone  on the planet who thinks this world is perfect unless the word ā€œmessā€ is added after the word ā€œperfectā€.    One only needs to take a quick look around to realize that this world is broken.  In fact, the Bible says that ā€œFor we know that even the things of nature, like animals and plants, suffer in sickness and death as they await this great event.  So, hereā€™s my question.   IF everyone agrees that this world is far from perfect, WHY do so many of us chase perfection trying to attain, to lay hold, of it?  We look for the ā€œperfect spouse.ā€   We move from job to job hoping to find the perfect job.   We transfer from one college to an...