Showing posts with label Philosophy of Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philosophy of Life. Show all posts
The longer I live, the more I realized
Will influence attitudes in the life
Attitude is more important than knowledge, rather than money, than an opportunity, rather than failures, than successes, than whatever may be said or done somebody.
Attitude is more important
than appearance, gift, or skill.
The most amazing thing is we have the option to generate the attitude we have on that day.
We can not change the past
We can not change people's behavior
We can not change what would happen
One thing we can change
is one thing we can control, and that is our attitude.
I am increasingly convinced that life is
10 percent of what is actually happening to us, and 90 percent is how we deal with it attitude.
Finally: All the choice lies in your hands, there is no IF or BUT. You're the driver. You decide ... YOUR WAY OF LIFE!
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A friend said: "Time is not unlimited - but our time is limited"
Sometimes we are too preoccupied with things that are so trivial that we forgot to finish the great task that has been waiting for us to resolve. Try again you audit what you have done in 1 (one) month, there may be some things that should be resolved quickly at the beginning or middle of the month.
Most humans are bound to be so many things missing from all of us.
I was given a very good tips by a book ... and this has been proven. These tips are very simple and sometimes you underestimate. Look: to complete a task, before you go to sleep, try to write down 5 things that you will finish tomorrow. Then you simply go to sleep after it wrote down 5 things.
and prove the following morning. Okay, do not comment on - it did and make a comment here after you get the proof.
Philosophy of the morning dew
Do not be attracted to someone because of comeliness, because the beauty of a person can be misleading. Do not be too attracted to his wealth, because wealth can be destroyed. Attracted to someone who can make you smile, because only a smile that can make a dark day became brighter. Hope you find someone like that.
There are moments in life when you really miss someone so want to pick them up from your dreams and hug them. Hope you dream of people like that.
Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be what you want, because you have only one life and one chance to do the things you want to do.
Hope you have enough happiness to make you good, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to make you human, enough hope to make you happy.
When one door of happiness close, another door opened. But often we stare too long at the closed door so it does not see another door that opened to us.
Best friend is he who can sit swinging on the porch with you, without saying a word, and then you're left with the feeling of having a long conversation with him.
It's true that we do not know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we do not know what we've been missing until it arrives.
Look at everything through the eyes of others. If it hurts you, so maybe it's galling that person.
The words spoken at random to fuel the dispute. The cruel words can ruin a life.
The words spoken are in place to ease the tension.
The words of love can heal and bless.
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them into the image we want. If not, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
People who are happiest have not always had the best things, they just make the best of everything that comes in his life.
You will understand what life is if you think about dying action. When I die, how I would differ with me now? In the first moments after the death, my body would be difficult to differ in physical than in the final seconds of life but I will no longer move, do not make sense anymore, or talk, or feel, or care. You will also understand what life is, when the struggle in your life and you achieve nothing. It's the things that live in that moment, the soul flying in the last breath.
What philosophy of life?
Life philosophy is one of the most important pillars of life studies. The task of philosophy of life is to think deeply about the question "what is life, death and destiny".
Philosophy of life is the study of life. This is about knowing the principles guiding life. One might ask "what is life all about"? What is the purpose of life on earth? Probably everyman in this world always have the kinds of questions like that. You may ask yourself, 'Why am I reading today? Why am I hunting a job? Why struggle in life to reach the sky? Is it necessary for me to do all this when I was that one day I must go. What will be the fate of I am here on earth? What will my future after death? Are the principles guiding life. This is all the questions running through my mind. But if we know the way, very easy to follow the path.
Philosophical inquiry into some basic concepts about life, death and destiny
Let us remember that the purpose of life studies is to help us live our lives without regret and limited also to fulfill our destiny on this earth, then, first, we must make clear what the precise meaning of "limited life" is. We will all die sooner or later but what exactly does it mean for us. Strangely, this is an extreme difficult question to answer. Sometimes we think that we are the way of a long journey. Until when life pushes us to the wall, then we know we have a limited life. I really can say that the purpose of this limited life must be busy in something and not only busy but also for us to make a positive impact in society. Do you think it necessary for you? In our happy days, we did not think much about it but in pain all philosophical things dances around us. We all have a mission to accomplish on earth. This is related to the question, "What is my purpose here on earth" we all have a mission on earth?. We are all created for a purpose. As we are all different names with different backgrounds, our destiny is also like it. What have I realized on earth is that even if we die at a young age and still fulfill our destiny on our earth there is no problem. Once we have a positive impact in some life when alive we will have a good reward. I believe that first we must discover our destiny before we can achieve our mission. What I have come to realize that our weak point is our destiny. For us to discover our destiny we must know what our weak point in this life is.
Napoleon Hill wrote in his book that we are mind with body. Because our minds, we have a mystical power, known and unknown. If we dare to explore the power of our minds, I believe we can achieve our goal on earth. If you can direct your thoughts, you control your emotions ordain our destiny.
We will all die sooner or later. This is closely related to another question, "what happens when I die" but? We could not know anything specific about this question. Therefore the research questions of this life would be like "what the meaning of life?" When we know nothing about the afterlife. Also we must make clear about other important questions, like "what is life without regret" we are going to die in the end?, So why should we live? What's different between life and existence? Probably life without regret means that when I die, I truly believe that I am pleased to have been born. Through out my existence on earth, I made an impact. I change the positive living.
14 Guidelines for Human Life
- Main enemy is his own man
- The main failure of man is vanity
- The main human stupidity is a liar and hypocritical nature
- Sadness is the nature of human primary envy
- The main mistake is ignoring his own man
- The main sin of man is deceiving himself
- The main properties of a pathetic human being is a feeling of inferiority
- Human nature and blessed is the spirit and tenacity
- Great destruction is despair
- Main property is the health human
- Mankind's greatest debt is debt
- The main prize of man is charitable and forgiving chest
- Mankind's greatest deficiency is the nature of grievances and unwise
- Tranquility and peace of human beings is funded and charity
UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF LIFE
Have you ever wondered, for what you were born in this world?
Have you ever wondered, why would you live?
It's hard if we interpret or understand the meaning of life really is.
Biologically, life can be defined as something that is achieved, real, moving, and can breed.
But did you know literally what is life?
People say: life is a struggle.
Definition of the struggle itself if we examine more in highly abstract.
The struggle that comes from the word "fight" which means "effort" is not enough to explain the meaning of life really is.
Thus, the statement that Life is a struggle not quite right.
People say: Life is beautiful.
Definition beautiful again less precisely to define the meaning of life really is.
Not everyone has a wonderful life, most felt that his life is not beautiful.
Thus, the claim that life is beautiful not quite right.
So? What is the meaning of life?
The answer is only in the depths of your hearts.
These questions can be answered in the direction and purpose to what we live.
Finally, we ourselves who must somehow determine the direction that our lives can be meaningful.
Therefore, the meaning of life to every person has a different interpretation.
If according to my view, life is how we understand ourselves and understand others so intertwined an interaction that produces a feeling called emotion. Emotion is what will move us all.
Emotional state must always be balanced with the mind.
People who think too much without emotion, the result is nil. Because he was only thinking constantly even though he knew what he should do. But because his emotions are not running, then nothing is propelling him.
People are emotional without thinking, the result is also nil. Because he was throwing just emotion that he had no thought of consequences that would occur if the emotions can sometimes be a danger to himself even though other people.
Unlike the people who rely on both the balance. Balance. He was able to think and move in sync so that his life goal can be achieved and interpret the meaning of life itself.
So, from now on:
- Define the purpose and direction of your life!
- Balance between ability to think you with your emotional state!
- To make your life more meaningful!
Walk there. . . . . . shopping center
Seeing the kind of goods varied
Find anything in there. . . . . must be available
Origin enough money in their pockets, certainly nothing to complain about
I want to buy. . . . you want to buy
We want to buy. . . . everyone wants to buy
What you buy. . . .. . bought dream
For the higher price of goods, there is no choice but to steal
Until when the dreams that we buy. . . . .
Till then, until sold out self-esteem. . . . .
Until when prices had soared. . ..
Till then, till we could not dream. . . .
All production is here
Tempts us to memilikki
Our days contain seditious
Until we do not know themselves ...
Seeing a child. . . . stealing toys
The prices are not affordable by his father that a thief
I feel this world continue to run
With no time to quit
I feel this world continues to revolve
With no time to ponder
Say that this cruel world ...
Oh, not really!
The proof .. I'm still alive to this day
The proof .. I can still appreciate this life
Although I am no longer able to enjoy what I enjoy ..
I remain grateful for what
I think it's turning inside
While continuing to hope for the best will come in my life
This world will keep spinning ... will continue to run ..
Time will not pause a moment
I'm always turning gratitude
Although I do not always enjoy what there is
«Examination of true character is not how much we know of doing things, but how we behave when it does not know what to do.
«You will be aware of when researching your life back, that moment where you actually live, are those moments when you have to do something in the spirit of love.
«Love that is perfect even can not protect someone from himself. And, sometimes the best things you can do to someone you love is to let go.
«When the scar was the most unimaginable place - your heart. So put on the wound like a badge of courage after you take the battle known as "The process of Becoming Adults" this and you will become more wise.
«Happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved-loved for ourselves or rather, loved like any of us.
«Do not be attracted to someone because of his face, because the beauty of sandstone can be misleading. Do not be too attracted to his wealth because wealth can be destroyed. Attracted to someone who can make you smile, because only a smile that can make a dark day became brighter. Hope you find someone like that.
«Darkness can not drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hatred can not drive out hate, only love can do that.
«There are moments in life when you really miss someone that you want to pick up realizing your dreams and hug them. Hope you dream of people like that.
«Your heart is not alive to feel pain before the heart-breaking anguish, even though hard as a rock.
«If you want the rainbow, you must accept the rain. So also with the souls will have no rainbow if the eyes no tears.
«Dream what you want to dream, go to places you want to go. Be what you want, because you have only one life and one chance to do the things you want to do.
«You've got to be yourself. Be very honest about who and what you are. And if people still like you, that's good. If they do not like you, that's their problem.
«I hope you get enough happiness to make you good, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to make you human, enough hope to make you happy and enough money to buy all your needs.
«Maturity begins to grow, when you can feel Your concern for others beyond the self-Your concern.
«When one door of happiness close, another door opened. But often we stare too long at the closed door so it does not see another door that opened to us.
«Best friend is he who can sit on the porch swing with you, without saying a word, and then you leave with a feeling of having a long conversation with him.
«It's true that we do not know what we have until we lose it, but it's also true that we do not know what we've been missing until it arrives.
«Look at everything through the eyes of others. If it hurts you, so maybe it's aggravating to others also.
«The words spoken at random to fuel the dispute. The cruel words can ruin a life. The words spoken are in place to ease the tension. The words of love can heal and bless.
«The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them into the image we want. If not, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
«The people most happy though, do not always have the best things. They just make the best of everything that comes in his life.
«Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right people, we must understand how to be grateful for that gift.
«It only takes a minute to assess a person, an hour to like someone and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.
«Happiness is available for those who cry, those who hurt, those who seek and those who tried. Because only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.
«Love is when you lose a sense, passion, romance and still care about him.
«A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you and find out in the end that he was not bound to be and you have to let go.
«Love begins with a smile, walked with a hug and ended up with drops of tears.
«Love comes to those who still hope even been disappointed, to those who still believe even been betrayed, to those who still love even been hurt.
«It was painful to love someone who does not love you, but more painful is to love someone and never had the courage to express your love to him.
«The future is bright always depend on the past is forgotten. You can not continue with the good life if you do not forget the failures and heartaches in the past.
«Do not ever say goodbye if you still want to try, never give up if you still feel able, do not ever say you do not love him anymore if you still can not forget it.
«Giving all your love to someone is no guarantee he will love you back. Do not expect love in return, just wait for it to grow in his heart, but if not, be content it grew in yours.
«There are things you really want to hear but you would never hear from the people you expect to say it. However, do not be deaf to hear from people who say it wholeheartedly.
«You will be aware of when researching your life back, that moment where you actually live, are those moments when you have to do something in the spirit of love.
«Love that is perfect even can not protect someone from himself. And, sometimes the best things you can do to someone you love is to let go.
«When the scar was the most unimaginable place - your heart. So put on the wound like a badge of courage after you take the battle known as "The process of Becoming Adults" this and you will become more wise.
«Happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved-loved for ourselves or rather, loved like any of us.
«Do not be attracted to someone because of his face, because the beauty of sandstone can be misleading. Do not be too attracted to his wealth because wealth can be destroyed. Attracted to someone who can make you smile, because only a smile that can make a dark day became brighter. Hope you find someone like that.
«Darkness can not drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hatred can not drive out hate, only love can do that.
«There are moments in life when you really miss someone that you want to pick up realizing your dreams and hug them. Hope you dream of people like that.
«Your heart is not alive to feel pain before the heart-breaking anguish, even though hard as a rock.
«If you want the rainbow, you must accept the rain. So also with the souls will have no rainbow if the eyes no tears.
«Dream what you want to dream, go to places you want to go. Be what you want, because you have only one life and one chance to do the things you want to do.
«You've got to be yourself. Be very honest about who and what you are. And if people still like you, that's good. If they do not like you, that's their problem.
«I hope you get enough happiness to make you good, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to make you human, enough hope to make you happy and enough money to buy all your needs.
«Maturity begins to grow, when you can feel Your concern for others beyond the self-Your concern.
«When one door of happiness close, another door opened. But often we stare too long at the closed door so it does not see another door that opened to us.
«Best friend is he who can sit on the porch swing with you, without saying a word, and then you leave with a feeling of having a long conversation with him.
«It's true that we do not know what we have until we lose it, but it's also true that we do not know what we've been missing until it arrives.
«Look at everything through the eyes of others. If it hurts you, so maybe it's aggravating to others also.
«The words spoken at random to fuel the dispute. The cruel words can ruin a life. The words spoken are in place to ease the tension. The words of love can heal and bless.
«The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them into the image we want. If not, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
«The people most happy though, do not always have the best things. They just make the best of everything that comes in his life.
«Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right people, we must understand how to be grateful for that gift.
«It only takes a minute to assess a person, an hour to like someone and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.
«Happiness is available for those who cry, those who hurt, those who seek and those who tried. Because only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.
«Love is when you lose a sense, passion, romance and still care about him.
«A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you and find out in the end that he was not bound to be and you have to let go.
«Love begins with a smile, walked with a hug and ended up with drops of tears.
«Love comes to those who still hope even been disappointed, to those who still believe even been betrayed, to those who still love even been hurt.
«It was painful to love someone who does not love you, but more painful is to love someone and never had the courage to express your love to him.
«The future is bright always depend on the past is forgotten. You can not continue with the good life if you do not forget the failures and heartaches in the past.
«Do not ever say goodbye if you still want to try, never give up if you still feel able, do not ever say you do not love him anymore if you still can not forget it.
«Giving all your love to someone is no guarantee he will love you back. Do not expect love in return, just wait for it to grow in his heart, but if not, be content it grew in yours.
«There are things you really want to hear but you would never hear from the people you expect to say it. However, do not be deaf to hear from people who say it wholeheartedly.
Change is certain and can not be avoided or denied. Any change on human beings provide a space as wide as possible to give way next. That's why any changes need to be addressed and anticipated. Any changes could have a positive effect can also be negatively impacted. Narrow field of work, age of increasingly aging, children grow up, air pollution, health problems, weather changes and all other changes can be extremely damaging and even stressful. There are several keys that will bring us success in the face of change.
1. Beliefs,
Much of the success and realization of dreams and ideals happen because of our belief. In medicine, the belief is also the most powerful medicines for patients. A person who believes that he can heal, so he has to inject himself in his drug recovery. While medication is a trigger only. Similarly, in life, someone who is confident can achieve his goals, then half the success he had pocket. His brain is naturally respond, the hormone adrenaline, his heart was eager and resolute, the whole circulation of the blood flowing smoothly as if he was conducting activities that support towards the realization of an aspiration. Confidence to succeed will make the entire universe supporting. Not only our bodies that provide support, but the whole universe started from our family, public transportation drivers, our lecturers, our business partners, weather, vehicles, and everything in About a we give full support to all come true. From now on, if you have a goal then build a strong belief, follow the first step of the earliest, the lightest and most can you do to achieve and observe your surroundings. You will find God on your support by lowering the support of the universe around you. Continue your step by working hard to realize your dream and see that success over to you suddenly.
2. Ethics
After you have faith, keep your ethics. Because something good can only be obtained only with a fine. Ethics also play an important role to bring in support of the universe on your ideals. This principle must be maintained because a success is built from a wisdom, honor, grace and decency of behavior. Without it all, a success that not only the success of quasi-happiness. Only those who are successful with a truly ethical human being called a true success. success is by maintaining the ethics, then happiness will be flushed every second of your lives.
Happiness is said to reflect a state of a person whose heart is good. Happiness can make our lives more beautiful and more meaningful. Our job is to keep the happiness itself.
Happy we can get to try is to do good to friends and even people we do not like, to do good to all people direct their own happiness will come and make our days better. So if you want to live a better life, only one key is to do good, that's all done so that we can feel happiness and make the day more beautiful.
Age is the age now where people are busy with their own work. Some people are richer and there is also an increasingly poor. Life was becoming increasingly difficult, expensive department anything, to eat is, if not try hard we can not get food, health care is expensive, advocates learned that expensive, and many more which must be completed. When we can not live life for what it is we could get run over by time even ages. Everything we have done only one key can accept life for what it is. Do not force us to look at other people's lives, people buy new vehicles, people buying new goods we suspect, we are also faced with conditions of want to buy it without we realize we can not afford to buy it. To display what it is ourselves. Do not be embarrassed by what we accept and be grateful for all that. Accepting life as it is probably felt heavy, a lot of temptations that really fair examination of human experience but that's where we are to be able to avoid the envy of others.
All that had been determined by the above sekarang our task as closely as possible and try to seize what we dreamed namun belum dapat if dreams KTA-time accomplished the near future you are not discouraged, jealousy, inferior to others, suppose that may be currently not a convenient time for us to accept it, and did not rule one day we will get what we aspire or which we dream.
The one word that should be remembered "accepting life for what it is", and do better. Then we can reach our goals and do not be disappointed if we do not get it. Do the best all ^^
3. Honesty and integrity
Honesty is a foundation of personal integrity and the integrity is the attitude of the total success of dignity. Both of these are so important in the journey to face changes. Life is less and less friendly, crime is like an octopus, an increasingly narrow field of work and various social problems that we face every day is a form of these changes are sometimes hard to handle. Therefore, in order to stay firm and not easily vulnerable, we need to put honesty and integrity in the discourse of our thinking. Someone who honestly admit weakness will be more susceptible to feedback, willing to learn more enterprising, able to work better and try harder. Whereas someone who will honestly admit the excess themselves easily ignited enthusiasm for the work, explore, think of new ideas to deal with the change .. Integrity is a step further by working professionals, provide best and strive to do everything best. Changes of any kind will not be able to make us fall for honesty and integrity is always our case.
4. Be responsible
Always changes we will face and will end up being a severe problem if we do not take the responsibility to provide solutions. In every human life, a change for the sake of change is the trigger of despair. Why?. Because of changes in force someone to leave the comfort zone to think creatively in a responsible manner to resolve the impact of that change. Economic recession gives large changes in employment, education and social life. Weep will aggravate the situation. Take over the problem by seeking solutions in a responsible manner, is fully dedicated to work a minimum for yourself is an attempt to win deal with the change. Our lives are also much more vibrant, meaningful and happy. Why?. Because essentially the person responsible to him, his job, his family or the environment are those that have achieved some happiness in his personal self without realizing.
5. Professionalism
Success requires a fuel source in the form of professionalism or the love of the job regardless of its form. Lots of examples of success when he tried to get someone to do the job as well as professional as possible. You must know Thomas Alfa Edison. Lamp inventor who spent the time to do experiments almost a thousand times but always failed. But his professional attitude make him not waver. He loved his job and did not make his failure to be discouraged until he successfully produced great discoveries that illuminate our lives today. Success ask a young, strong, and healthy you, not the old time, you are sick and weak. So start working professionals in the business despite regulate eating patterns, children's education, clean the house, keep your health up to the job office.
Reproductive Health Education
The need for reproductive health education is very important because adolescent problems increasingly complex and worrying. Handling this problem can not be done by the parents or the government but needed the cooperation of various parties who care about these issues, namely parents, teachers and other institutions. We provide this program as part of its concern for the personal development of learners. Provision of reproductive health education does not mean the opportunity for free sex but more emphasis on the differences of men and women are sexually, when fertilization occurs, what its impact if the sex act without responsibility based on risk, including sexually transmitted infections.
The goal
Growing awareness of the need to maintain the health of reproductive organs and the need to foster a healthy sexual relationship. So, over the means and materials delivered right, then much benefit to be gained.
Benefit
Teaching children to behave according to gender
Introduction organs
How to care for and maintain the cleanliness of their reproductive organs,
How to protect yourself from sexual harassment. "
Provides understanding of the consequences of any sexual behavior
Helping a mature decision making in sexual problems that arise
Counseling
Every man must be acquainted with the problem, conflict and the situation / incident unpleasant associated with self, others or the environment. This is a natural thing as a stage of life experience and development of oneself. Therefore, we all must have experienced or have moments where we feel ourselves down (sad, disappointed, discouraged, stressed, depressed, etc.) or just the opposite feeling scared, anxious, too excited, etc..
Many events in life that can or can not be avoided that make us feel things like the above. There are times when we could solve the problem or feeling well but there are times where we feel stuck, confused, anxious, not knowing where it should complain and think that no one can help.
Counselling is one right way to help solve various problems in life. Counselling helps us to identify problems, find solutions or alternatives are appropriate and will realize the potential of every human being to be able to cope with the problem itself.
Benefit
There are several benefits that can be able to conduct counseling, among others:
- Reduce / eliminate stress
- Make ourselves feel better, happier, calm and comfortable
- More understanding of self and others
- Feeling of satisfaction in life
- Encouraging personal development
- Improve relationships with others more effectively
- Maximize the function of self and our daily lives
If you ever fear death
Same ...
If you have a broken heart
I also yes ...
... And sometimes
Shit comes and goes
Without permission
You ... Mood ...
No matter ....
If you pursue your dreams
Awe ....
If you want to quit
Remember to start again
Keep the spirit
And his brave heart
Every day ....
Until Later ...
Until Death ...
Sometimes it's love that is divided
Because it ...
Often dream unfulfilled
Often ...
Keep the spirit
And his brave heart
Every day ....
Until Later ...
Fixed step
And harden the heart
Every day ....
Until Later ...
Until Death ...
Until Death ...
At this time
I want to fall asleep again
Flying high in the clouds
Leave the earth
Here
Today Lord
I want to fly high into your kingdom
Complacent in your greatness
At this time
I want to create another
Kan I write songs
While I remembered your face
I want to hum
A beautiful memories
When I saw your face
The long night, the dim
I listened in the dark
Lyrics to the song of life
At the moment I'm in the dark
I hear your revelation
And the light became brighter.
Philosophy as Therapy
But philosophy in this broad sense, can be more than self-actualization, it can be therapy. A good example here might be Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). Only 25 years old, he became a professor at the University of Basel in Switzerland. At the age of 35 he had to resign because of severe headaches. After this he traveled around in Europe, he must have been quite lonely, and when we look at some of the stuff he has written, we may get the impression that he felt that life was without meaning.
This is a feeling that many modern or postmodern people may have. People feel that life is without a grand meaning, and most of all suffering seems to be meaningless. But Nietzsche showed that he was a great existentialist. To survive in difficult times, he created a philosophy that functioned as therapy. "Everything that doesn't kill me, makes me stronger" he wrote. And likewise: "We may handle any how, if we only have a why."
According to Nietzsche, the central task is to create a perspective that makes life more sustainable. We must, if we follow Nietzsche, develop mental strategies to cope with life. We are thinking beings whether we like it or not, and thinking may be used as an instrument to develop perspectives and mental schemes that makes life a joy, even in difficult situations. One does not have to accept all of Nietzsche's opinions to see that his creative philosophical activity and the attempt to create meaning helped him a lot during his difficult years.
Thoughts inspired by Nietzsche may be combined with insights from modern psychological therapy. According to cognitive therapy, many of the problems associated with mental illness are based on the fact that one thinks incorrectly or inadequately. When someone starts to think in a new way and creates a philosophy, this perspective may be of great help.
My idea is that philosophy may be a path to mental health, both because the thinking in itself gives pleasure, but also because one may get a more clear perspective on everything happening in this world. To understand why, makes it easier to cope with any how. This is something many people outside the academic philosophical discussions are engaged in, but reading texts from the philosophical tradition doesn't hurt!
When we use our creativity something more than self-realization and therapy takes place. Creative philosophers make something new. The mental and inner life changes, and when we develop as mental beings this may result in action. Both reading and thinking opens a new world, by giving insight into what others have thought as well as through the challenge of engaging in personal reflections and attempts at understanding reality. Philosophy in this sense is an important and joyful part of life!
Conclusion
Reading and reflecting upon texts by Plato, Aristotle, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Russell or Wittgenstein may be stimulating, a kind of therapy and develop one's mental world. My vision is that philosophy can have an impact on society in general, and that activity the history of philosophy represents can be a fruitful part of many peoples lives.
The Good Life
But if philosophy can relate to life in general, we might all be able to learn something from the philosophers and the subject philosophy. Let us take a closer look at some philosophers, and try to see how philosophy may be of help in life and show us how the good life should be.
Aristotle believed that bios theoretikos was the best life for humans. By "bios theoretikos," Aristotle meant a life where one thinks a lot, and contemplates about the order of the world in a theoretical or philosophical way. I think Aristotle was on the right track, I often reach a state of mild euphoria when discussing a philosophical problem.
Aristotle claimed that the contemplative life was the best, for instance because it resembled God's mode of existence. Some have held a different opinion than Aristotle, for instance Ludwig Wittgenstein, who seems to have believed that the practical life was the best. The key here is perhaps to combine contemplation and action, but for me contemplation must always be prior to many of my great decisions and important actions.
Parts of Western tradition seem to have placed too much emphasis on the theoretical. You might not be able to identify with Evagrius of Pontus, who in the fourth century AD spent 16 years alone in the desert, engaging in contemplative mysticism and thinking about theology. You might not want to live the life of Kant, who always had a rigid schedule in order to be able do all of his academic work. He never traveled more than a few miles away from Königsberg, but obviously spent most of his time traveling in the realm of ideas. But even though you don't don't want to adopt the Evagrian monastic or the Kantian academic lifestyle, you probably feel that you have a great need to think and be mentally stimulated.
As the existentialists emphasize, man is a being that seeks meaning, and we need to think through some of the deepest questions of life. Philosophy, in the sense that we contemplate about general and abstract questions relating to our lives and society, is necessary for everyone in order to live life to the fullest. Most people do have questions about meaning, ethics, religion and society, and many seem to have a need to investigate these questions in a theoretical and general way. Thus philosophy is a means to what psychologists call self-actualization or self-realization.
How can philosophy make your life better? And what relevance does philosophy have to life? My view is that by engaging in the questions and situations we are confronted with in ordinary life, philosophy may give us a higher quality of life. Philosophy is relevant to life in the sense that it discusses the basic questions of human existence, and because philosophy is a creative activity carried out by individuals constructing meaning, philosophy is constitutive, i.e. it gives us meaning to life and gives reality a new dimension.
What is Philosophy?
"Philosophy" comes from the Greek word "philosophia" which means love for wisdom. A classical definition says that philosophy is love for truth and wisdom. Today we find philosophy as an academic discipline, conducted by professionals at the universities. Among academic philosophers there is much disagreement over what philosophy is and should be.
Some think that philosophy is and should continue to be an academic discipline, marked by a distinctive technical vocabulary and like any other academic area connected to a professional career. In addition, some of the philosophers who claim this, will emphasize that philosophy is to deal with abstract questions, often internal to the philosophy department. These philosophers will not be embarrassed if the solutions to these questions are without relevance for society in general.
The problem with such a view is that philosophy cannot be applied, and becomes a kind of game, like for instance chess. It is highly intellectual challenging, but the serious impact of chess on society is not that great. Thus some people would claim that philosophy should relate to society, and that philosophy as an academic discipline should educate people who may have an influence on society in general. As my Canadian friend Kai Frithjof Brand-Jacobsen says: "Philosophy and Life!" One shouldn't have only the former or the latter but both! (Kai lives what he teaches, he is working within peace research and gives training programs for instance for the UN).
Philosophy should deal with important questions like: Is there a God? What is truth? But also: What is religion? What is the meaning of life? What is right and wrong? How should we understand the evil that has happened in Nazi-Germany or Bosnia? If philosophy deals with these questions, it can relate to the world. Philosophical texts would then be relevant to society in general.
Some philosophers have been engaged in public matters in their society. Examples may be Jean-Paul Sartre in France and Bertrand Russell in England. Sartre founded a magazine (Les Temps Modernes), a newspaper, and was active protesting against the Vietnam war, the war against Algerie, and certain of the political actions of the Soviet Union. Before he died in 1980, he was a public figure in Paris, and if you go there on holiday, you may find one of his favourite cafes. Russell in England showed some of the same courage as Sartre. In a addition to being a leading thinker within philosophy of mathematics and logic, he demonstrated against nuclear weapon started the Pugwash movement and communicated many of his opinions on issues relating to society in general.
The key point in my understanding of philosophy, is that philosophy should relate to the world and to life, and anyone engaged in thinking and writing could learn something from people like Russell and Sartre. A philosopher is someone who loves truth and wisdom, and tries actively to seek truth and wisdom, and such persons are always needed in public debates and civilized discourse.
King entered a contest and will provide an abundant reward to anyone who can paint about peace. There are many artists and painters strive to win the race
these. The King around to see the results of their work. There are only two paintings that really likes best. But, the King must choose one between them.
The first painting depicted a calm lake. Surface of the lake which was like a perfect mirror that reflects the peace of the quiet mountains towering around it.
On top emblazoned with the blue sky and white clouds. All who view this painting will argue, this is the best picture of peace.
The second painting describes the mountains as well. But looks rough and bare. Above this painted a dark sky and the red signifies the rain storm, while the lightning-grabbing looks wild. Side of the mountain there was a torrential waterfall foaming, nothing appeared calm and peace. But, the king saw something interesting, behind the waterfall is a small shrub growing on the sidelines of the stone. In the bushes was a mother sparrow nests laid. So, amid noise waterfall, a mother Pipit were incubating their eggs in peace. It's really peaceful.
Which painting won the race?
The King chose the second picture.
Do you know why? because the King replied, "Peace does not mean you should be in place without noise, trouble or hard work and busy. Peace is a calm and peaceful heart, even though you are in the midst of tremendous commotion. "
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