"I didn't say it did," Gabe said with a gentle smile. "If perfection were achievable, we wouldn't have anything to strive for. And the process of reaching a goal is often far more meaningful than actually reaching it, I think."
It was how people learned and grew, and that was always the part that had fascinated him most about humanity. That process. Getting people to think that they just had to hold out until the reward in Heaven, instead of enjoying the process of getting there, was one of the ways Lucifer managed to corrupt them.
The Archangel nodded a bit, as if to himself at Skul's emphasis. Someone long-lived, then. Maybe not a fullblooded ancient--Gabe would know him if he were--but someone with purer blood. He didn't comment on it, though. "No," he said, and laughed a bit. "We've got a big family; I have three elder brothers and a lot of younger siblings. How about you?"
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It was how people learned and grew, and that was always the part that had fascinated him most about humanity. That process. Getting people to think that they just had to hold out until the reward in Heaven, instead of enjoying the process of getting there, was one of the ways Lucifer managed to corrupt them.
The Archangel nodded a bit, as if to himself at Skul's emphasis. Someone long-lived, then. Maybe not a fullblooded ancient--Gabe would know him if he were--but someone with purer blood. He didn't comment on it, though. "No," he said, and laughed a bit. "We've got a big family; I have three elder brothers and a lot of younger siblings. How about you?"