Somewhat Closer to a Perfection

It hardly needs to be debated that very little in this world is perfect. But, in some world that could be invented, there might be perfection to some (if not the only) degree. Perfection in this sense is not something that is achieved, but something that is. In our own world, perfection never is, but, perhaps could be approached, even if not achieved.

Perfection is not something easy to define, but it is possible to speculate on the existence of it without knowing quite what it is. As a person viewing the world from within their mind, they could see imperfection, and certainly people do, and, where imperfection lacks, they might see the presence of the perfect. But this is merely a view of the world, and has no effect on it, and this observer would never bring the world to any better form. There must be some way that they may act in the world, the effects of which will result in a better or worse state of the world.

In our world we are lucky: there is not only action but thought. It is almost possible to set oneself aside from existence, and decide how one would prefer things. It can be very simple, almost unconcious. My fingers hit the keys of the keyboard, and it seems to be from my desire to have that letter typed. It could be more significant. People acting in a position of leadership attempt to convert their preference for the future into something that may be done. However it is, it does happen.

But none of the effects of deliberate action are perfect. In way, judging the world by comparing it to perfection is to compare it to what is not known. Thus pure reasoning would not succeed to truly decide on some path to perfection. It my reason perfectly, but have nothing to start from, and no known goal to achieve. There must then be a basis for thought that allows people to act with regard to the future. It must be an absolutely necessary faculty of judgement that does not apply reasoning, but is able to form something to reason with. Without it, any decision made would be empty.

Thus in any decision, some accout must be made for the impurity of the process, and the goal, if any, never could be perfect. It is rather to make an improvement, that may be judged an improvement.