If you find yourself in the role of the Perfectionist you seek to be impeccable in all things. Day to day, this means you notice when things aren't right and of how they can be improved. You do your utmost to be scrupulous and correct, and you resent it when you fail or when others fall behind. How is it that others can live less noble lives? You often fit into the good boy or good girl archetype, always responsible, your word is your bond. The downside to this is that you rarely relax. You tend to see things in two dimensions: good and bad, right and wrong, black and white with few shades of gray in-between. In fact, yours is the most critical point on the enneagram; you are inwardly critical of yourself and others, and this makes others feel judged. Others may experience you as an angry or critical person. They don't understand righteous indignation. You may notice that you regularly feel agitation over the little things in life. This is your passion. This is your anger. On the low side you may be rigid, angry, unforgiving, and endlessly picky. On the high side you are the honorable judge, the mentor who brings out excellence in others. Think of Ms Manners, Hillary Clinton, St Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Emerson's essays. Every once in a while when you stand outside the play, you may glimpse the Divine Perfection that is always present in everyone including yourself and in all things. That which you seek is already here.

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