Seeking Perfection

Inspired from the poem " IF " this piece illustrates how Rudyard Kipling defines attaining perfection by using lines such as " If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, " the composition illustrates how the poet is inviting you to attain perfection but personally i feel "time" is the barrier. It could be on a positive or a negative note but time plays a key role. So many loop holes in so called " life" and time eventually heals you and improves you from your mistakes but is this algorithm enough for us humans to attain perfection ?