The World Knows Not Perfection

(Written by Monk Martyrius Hope, 1994)

Is life merely a chance to obtain a cold geometric perfection within the boundaries set by the calculations of inhuman machines? What about the soul? The heart? The "perfection" found in machines and a mechanized human society is not true perfection, but only a mockery of it. Any person strong enough to be truthful with themselves will be forced to admit that this "perfection" falls far short of its proposed value in that it does not even satisfy the mind if you look deep enough. How could it? It may find "perfection" within the limits of our physical surroundings and our understanding of them, but these bounds are extremely limiting. If you take one look inside your own feelings and emotions, it becomes obvious that there is much more at work than what we observe in our physical surroundings. It is exactly this "look inside" that completely shatters the idea of mechanized perfection. So why do people still proclaim this "perfection," and even cling to it as their only strength? Human nature longs for perfection, for in this it finds a sure foundation, and without it, it knows that it is nothing. But stripped of the perfect love and peace to be found in God, man is forced to offer up his best imitation of it. In this he can find a balance. In this he can justify his existence. In this he can pride himself... But this is a lie, and he knows it. For this reason he will never find peace for himself, in this life, or in the life to come...