Majority of human society to day is after money, power, fame,pleasures and luxury. Is there any other aim we can set for the life? Any higher ideals.
2007-04-13 22:13:52 · 10 answers · asked by nagarajan s 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
humans are for a sense of accomplishment.....the power, fame and money are simply images of that accomplishment...the actual material are superficialities that if obssessed over, will leave you empty and dissapointed to frustrated because its simply images...and when you realize the superficiality you realize its emptiness, which leads to sadness...
In reality, its really humanity's misunderstanding that leads to the frustration of life....the aim has been before you all along, what you had sought all this time...to feel your humanity and of belonging....the feeling of depth, of feeling purpose....You do this by giving, psychologically the mind mirrors....when you understand something so well it becomes part of you and you part of it....you help an old lady because in the end you are helping yourself...
when you give, you are really giving to yourself, when you take, you take from yourself...its the greater conciousness that you realize is the source of your happiness....that you realize, that no 'ideals' are necessary...
Only practical things and principles that you never go astray on....be casual and not uptight, but have principles you simply don't break. simple things like you don't lie, you don't steal, etc.
the real 'convenience' of thing to do is simply to follow your happiness...and this, ironically, is not to go to the convenience of money....superficialities only lead to sadness....the 'convenience' turns out to be the ideal of practicality...yes, making money is good and t he sense of accomplishment....but the real 'essence' of your being....of feeling of wothiness comes from giving and being balanced....like the ying and the yang..
These are not higher anything....they are simply the 'natural flow'....the 'tao' (chinese for natural flow) of the Universe....and if you go against it, you will find that with time your efforts will be eroded, and as water that finds with time and its gentle push a path through anything....equally you if you go with the way of the universe and find your way to happiness...
its the natural state....it is a distortion and misunderstanding that it is concidered the 'easy' way or 'natural' way to the material...the material leads to dissapointment and frustration. North America, many times richer than decades ago, is many more times more unhappy.
2007-04-13 22:50:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
give it plain.,.,.,we all die.,even though you have a $3 Billion on your account,or you are the President of some Powerful Country,maybe you own your own Playboy Harem,.given on your time everything will just past.,.,but ofcourse you must live your life so the main idea here is to live your life with a peace of mind.,walking through life as if you are in a garden full of fruits that are just there to pick..but to pick if only you are hungry,that is no excess and only neccesary things are to be met in life..the problem of the people in the world today is that they don't have peace even in their own home.,.,.and peace is what all men strived through centuries by means of war,wierd ain't it?,so Peace is what human's need today i guess,
2007-04-13 23:04:45 · answer #2 · answered by jaybngco 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rich people in rich (and poor) countries commit heinous acts for money fame and power. some of these guys were once poor too and will most anything to keep themselves rich. remember, deals with the devil are implicit and very subtle. most of these people, after suffering the consequences of their actions (jail, bankruptcy) will tell you that they had no idea they were committing crimes and other ethical trespasses against others--and that's why they do it for so long without any checks and balances from their consciences and common sense.
2016-05-19 22:04:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-04-17 16:01:29 · answer #4 · answered by hugh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The main goal for life is seeking happiness, never fully getting there but always trying for it.
2007-04-13 22:20:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah man, what you see on tv is people who seek those things.
90% of the real people don't seek those things.
And the people who have those things are a bit snobby. I mean come on, have you seen my sweet sixteen on mtv?
2007-04-13 22:22:15 · answer #6 · answered by anthony 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am trying to find the best way to learn English...After that I want peace and happiness for my family...that is all...if I can make that happen, then I am content...
2007-04-13 22:19:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hapiness begins where the ego ends
2015-04-18 13:16:01 · answer #8 · answered by Reid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those aims can be fulfilled and then ? helping peoples never finishes.
2007-04-13 22:24:02 · answer #9 · answered by behkar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its all about the avoidance of pain.
2007-04-13 22:18:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋