No one is perfect. Yet many people measure themselves - and others - against impossibly high standards. The result: guilt, anger, depression, and disappointment. In this inspiring bestseller, the author of When Bod Things Happen to Good People puts human shortcomings in perspective-and teaches us how we can learn to accept ourselves and others even when we and they are less than perfect. Drawing on the Bible, modern literature, psychology, theology, and his own thirty years as a congregational rabbi, Kushner shows how acceptance and forgiveness can change our relationships with the most important people in our lives and help us meet the challenge of being human.