The point is not to rush to become the most righteous or holy man to ever live. The point of life, here in earth, is to do what is right in the eyes of the Lord, and to continue to do so. We make mistakes, however, through those mistakes we can learn of the goodness of our Saviour and to remember what to avoid. Therefore, we are directed deeper and deeper into the path of righteousness. We will fall sometimes, but, we must not make a mountain out of a mole hill (counting the number of times we fell). We may fall, be we must get back up! Learn from it, teach others to avoid it, and we will find our self becoming more righteous through the experience of it all. It's not by sight, it's not by our own strength or power, but by an obedient heart to the leading of the Spirit of the Lord. To be like Him! That should be our vision and life goal.