Nobody's Perfect...

Hello.
I have been talking to some very nice people, recently, and I have discovered that many people think that Christians are supposed to be perfect! How ridiculous. Just because these people try to follow their spiritual convictions, and live a better kind of life, some will label them as thinking they are better than other people, or assume that they are supposed to be A-1 perfect in every way; and it just isn't true.
These people, at least the ones of my acquaintance, certainly don't think they are better than anyone else, or that they know everything, nor even that they are perfect. So, I don't know why others assume these things about them. Just because they have chosen to live a different way, and strive to be more spiritually in tune with the universe, doesn't mean that they don't make their share of mistakes. I have talked with many individuals who have assured me they make mistakes every day. The fact is, these people simply try harder to not do things which they feel are wrong. That doesn't make them perfect or better than anyone else. it merely serves to make them more self-aware, which can be a good thing as far as human-beings are concerned. The individuals with whom I spoke were surprisingly (despite popular opinion) open-minded about the life choices of others. They may not like how some people choose to live, but a large number of Christians, today, are far more accepting of others beliefs and preferences than was true in the religious community even 20 years ago. Perhaps the intolerance of others towards themselves, and their beliefs, has prompted them to a greater and deeper understanding of the other person's point of view. Whatever the case, these people are much more concerned with how people treat each other, as a world society, than in pointing fingers at individuals short-comings and mistakes. I believe this is the way it should be. Thank you. Anna