2006-08-06 23:57:17 · 6 answers · asked by novicetobe 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I have some knowledge in this field ok. Right, the infinite nature of this and the confusion created caused by the finite nature of our individuated experiance of this existence through this bodily manifestation (via death) causes great anxiety. Infinity is ALL around us within ALL things, we break it down and divide and sub-divide it so as to understand it in component parts. For example we deem that one part of the reality before us is a chair and so all similar structures we see using reason in the infinite we call chairs. The example expands incredibly-we therefore call a person of another colour a person and deem them lesser because we differentiate and segregate by the necessity of this defining process. In a way it is a violent war of conceptualization turning infinite chaos into reasoned cosmos. This has disastrous effects in relationships.
We must realize that the Other person is infinitely beyond us and anything but our understanding but we bind them in concepts and concrete definitions. So, when 2 fall in love they may be married. She becomes his "girlfriend" and so she is frozen in a concept unable to respect the truth of change in her life. Once she changes to fall out of love the man may blame it on her and not rather the concept of "girlfriend" he enforced on her. This is the social ill we do with this capacity to reason infinity. In our inability to accept infinity we wage war on change and attempt to label everything. It is a grave error that costs greatly. But it gives us comfort to live ordered lives so......
Well, thats my humble splurge. I'll list some writings that may be of benefit if you further want to read. And hey-thanks for the GREAT question, makes a change to get a TRUE hardcore philosophy question in the philosophy section. i'll be checking out your questions in future.
2006-08-07 00:35:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
you yourself answer your question 'infinite nature of things'. we can actually go on bearing something infinitely. our powers of bearing are great, they keep increasing. yes, there are times when we get fed up with things, and we do not realize, but the next time, we can bear that much and a little more. no one is incapable of doing anything, we all know that things will go on forever, and to overcome our incapabilities, we have to have a strong will.
2006-08-07 07:04:37 · answer #2 · answered by Smithereenian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One doesn't need to "bear".
One needs to relax into the infinite nature of of the universe... and to profoundly know that the right thing always happens.
2006-08-07 07:10:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learn to enjoy it.
I like to see huge things, like the Grand Canyon, or Niagara Falls, to feel dwarfed and insignificant. It lightens my heart and makes me feel one with the universe.
Standing on a beach looking out at the ocean, or up into a night sky full of stars, you can imagine yourself either a grain of sand or far far away.
It's just great!
2006-08-07 07:05:03 · answer #4 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
- except from the "Desiderata"
2006-08-07 08:31:05 · answer #5 · answered by miso 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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You may get your answer there.
2006-08-07 07:14:19 · answer #6 · answered by Raman K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋