The code is an ideal to achieve. Some of the items are easy (#3: Do not commit murder) while others are a life-long struggle (#32: Do not curse those who curse

The code is an ideal to achieve. Some of the items are easy (#3: Do not commit murder) while others are a life-long struggle (#32: Do not curse those who curse you, but rather bless them) requiring a daily renewal of purpose. And like any worthwhile daily rule of life it should be something which requires continual effort, something which can never be truly accomplished (which keep complacency at bay).