The desire to achieve perfection

The other day I read an article by yasmin mogahed and found it quite interesting . It was about the imperfections of life and this world in general . I would like to share my views on the topic.

Human beings are creatures who have been put into a test in the form of being sent to this world . We have been descended from the heavens to the earth . During a mans stay on earth he longs for something that was there in the heavens – Perfection . The heaven is a  perfect place, perfect food , clothes , looks etc. This world on the other hand is imperfect. . Man will do anything to achieve or come close to that state of perfection as much as he can, because he has experienced the state of perfection in the heaven . Man strives for perfection in everything he does in this world , his occupation , his relationships , how he looks , how he dresses and so on . There is never a full stop to whatever he does , because he is never satisfied by what he gets . He wants perfection whether he realises it or not . However, he can only increase his status , or “darjaats” .

Now how I interpret “darjaat”. It is the closeness to God , or in other words closeness to achieving the state of perfection . Now when i say that man can only increase in darjaats , i mean he can only come closer to perfection . He cannot achieve it here . Now once we realize that , life becomes easier . Sometimes people work extremely hard , and although in the eyes of some they have everything one could have , yet  they don’t stop working . It is because they have the desire to get better and better than they previously were . The desire will only stop when they actually have everything one could have and that could only be possible if he were in a perfect place and in a perfect state . Or if he were in the heaven.

So the way I see it , no matter whatever you do in life , in whatever profession you are , you long for perfection . The spirit will only be satisfied if it gets closer to that state . You could get closer to it by hard work , worship, good deeds , etc . Whatever religion you belong to , the spirit wants to go back to the state it was in when it was in the heavens .Ever wondered why you feel a sense of satisfaction after  prayers , hard work or doing good things ? It is because you’re getting closer to the actual goal . The spirit feels happy !

One of the reasons why most of the people are unsatisfied with life today are because they’re neglecting what the spirit wants . They’re so indulged in the worldly life that they ignore the real goal of increasing in darjaat , closeness to perfection or closeness to God and heaven . Now let me make it clear here that mere indulging in worldly affairs should not be confused with hard work .   Hard work is a process of betterment of self . Not indulging in mere worldly affairs

So to end it all , the way I see it, man wants to go back to where he came from . If he strives for improvement not only will he feel happy and satisfy the spirit in this world , but also will get closer to the ultimate goal of acquiring that perfect state in the form of heaven . One must also realize that this world will always remain imperfect and although everyone should work as hard as they can in this world in any way possible , one must also realize that imperfections will always exist, in your relationships , your work , profession or anything you do , as long as you’re alive . So while striving for betterment  , you have to look beyond the imperfections , for they are a part and parcel of this world .