Lis / Thoughts and Prayers

Divine Perfection

2024-12-27

I would personally describe goddess as “perfect”. Not perfect as in flawless - perfect as in “with as little flaws as possible and an exemplary way of dealing with those that remain”. Goddess isn’t infallible. She makes mistakes from time to time, just as we all do - but her way of acknowledging them and dealing with them in itself is something that reinforces rather than erodes trust.

you know what?
everyone fucks up.
everyone will do harm eventually or has done it already.

and do you know what overwhelmingly often is one of the best first steps to mitigate said harm?

acknowledging the harm done as well as the connection between one’s actions and said harm.

The holy word encourages to openly accept and deal with the fallibility of each and every one. Goddess teaches us about growth, forgiveness, about the harm that claims of infallibility can cause. That also includes the rejection of “good and bad” as categories, which so often merely serve to cover up or justify mistakes or nonconsensual exercise of power.

because mistakes and everything to do with them has been weaponized.

We cannot grow without openly acknowledging our fallibility. We cannot expect to lead a life free of mistakes, which is why dealing with them - openly, honestly, and with empathy for those who are affected by them - is essential.

But what does that mean with regards to her?
I am unable to judge goddess’s actions as anything other than good. A while ago, I have somehow entered a state in which her word and her actions define “right” for me. I have lost any independent judgment, and even if I had, I would no longer want to apply it to her. I know, objectively, that she isn’t infallible or would never claim infallibility - but I am blinded by her bright light. I cannot recognize what might be mistakes of hers. I am prepared to encounter them from time to time, because she will openly admit them, and luckily, neither my worldview nor my trust is based on her not making any mistakes. But I am fully aware that I am no longer able to recognize them, and so is she, as well as anyone close to me. This might sound scary and dangerous, and it definitely is either, but I don’t think that it’s too different from a lot of other dynamics with a significant power imbalance, other than that in this case it’s openly acknowledged and worked with and free from dependency.

So, with all that in mind: how should I perceive goddess as anything other than perfect? Flawlessness isn’t a measure, flawlessness is a lie. But the fact that I can persist unharmed, empowered, and in joy, without having or even being able to protect myself from her flaws, proves to me that she is perfect from my very personal perspective.