The saying "rules were made to be broken" could shed some additional insight on the topic. Rules and moral principles are a manifestation of language, and language changes over time and space. So do rules, whether legal or theological (though the latter may be more subtle). Rules can be thought of as a manifestation of the times, or at least, that's the context in which they would be most useful and relavent. Rules that do not adapt to the times and contexts quickly become poor policy, leading to degeneration, exploitation, and chaos. Having systems in place to verify the validity of rules across time and space and update them as is necessary to align to particular goals makes for productive regulation that avoids pushing towards the extremes or breaking the system that is in place. In essence, navigating life better is a process that cannot be codified and set indefinitely. The process must evolve with the new and verified data. "Cleaning your room" is a good starting point if you don't know where to start, but it's never going to be enough as you evolve as a human being, and the rules you choose to live by can help pave a navigable path before you in a space with combinatorially explosive possibilities.