Like most things in life, to describe something requires the context of time. If you ask me the temperature outside, I will say “it is 70 degrees right now.” If I leave out the right now aspect, you will assume it.
We don’t always apply this logic though. Take the subject of math as an example. If you ask what 2+2 is, the correct answer is 4, but does this answer not also infer the assumption of time? With enough time, will the 4 go away? If math is a theoretical representation of actual events, would time not be relevant?
To put this another way, I place two stones on the table, and I add two more stones. How many stones are on the table? Four, right? Yes, right now there are four, but with enough time, eventually there will no longer be four. This ultimately means that all things are subject to time, even things we consider exact in nature.
Take this concept and apply it to the concept of perfection. We are always striving to get things in our lives to be in perfect order, yet we should know that it will never stay that way. We can achieve a perfect state temporarily, but we cannot reach it permanently. Is it not absurd to chase something so fleeting?
This is where the concept of letting go, a concept in many philosophies and religions comes in. The only real escape from desires that will never be quelched in the long run, is to let go of them. Have goals but accept the outcome, good or bad.
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