Which is right, to be foolish and attain the best of life, or to be perfectly good and live miserable life?

Answer 1

I think it is fairly obvious that living a miserable life is the wrong way. We arent here long enough to live a miserable life. On another note it is hard to be happy if you are living foolishly for very long.. everything catches up to you.

Answer 2

Is 'foolish' the opposition to 'good' and 'right' or merely fails to bring good and forethought for wrong (a person may do wrong and not do a crime). 'Wrong' in the general understanding is not an intent to oppose the right nor play a show of right, it is an imperfect act which hurts the other or does the other no good or does the self harm or the self no good. A wrong done with an intent or a purpose which has as its plan or as its consequence an objective and/or subjective wrong is a crime. To be such and such and be positive is no guarantee for any of the best in life nor the miserable condition. The Will is positive, the Judgment is negative.


The Phenomenology of Mind

C: Free Concrete Mind: (BB) Spirit

C: The Spirit in the condition of being Certain of Itself
Morality
http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/hegel/works/ph/phc2c.htm

Answer 3

how can you be foolish and attain the best of life. You need somekind of intelligence to attain the best of life. No?


You can be perfectly good - moral and ethical and live miserable life but the these kind of people are not miserable in their own perspective - they look miserable - but they are content and happy in thier own world.

The choice is yours but the options are not so extreme.

For myself, I would like to attain the best of life and share with others also. And this is what I think we all should do.

EnjOY

Answer 4

both because we are human beings and we are always going to do some dumb things in life no matter how smart we are we are foolish because we can not be all knowing and often that is too bad in some ways, and one can not be perfectly good other then they are perfectly good as any other human being, living happy or miserable no matter what is a personal choice we may just not understand it at times, especially if we are tired sometimes

Answer 5

I like the question but I believe it is a false dilemma. I believe that living right truly results in attaining the best of life. Quick example - little children like to play and sometimes in the streets. A child that has his/her parent tell them to stop playing in the street feels as if obeying them results in a "miserable" result.......namely no satisfaction. The child also thinks that playing in the street will "attain" the best of life when in reality, it will not. The truth is living a good life attains the best of life, not living foolishly.

Answer 6

The answer to this question depends upon several things, including your definition of right and wrong, your spiritual beliefs, and what "the best of life" is to you.
Personally, I think that the less we think about ourselves, and the more we think of others, the better - or more "good"- we become. If one has this attitude, and attained the "best in life", which most people would consider wealth, that person would use that wealth to enrich the lives of others.
In such a case, one could have the best in life AND be good - it's just a matter of being selfless instead of selfish.

Answer 7

Oh, stop! Many a fool has died a miserable loser and many a "goody two shoes" person has lived a supremely happy and successful life. Your premise is as flawed as a poor quality diamond. It's not what you do to make YOU happy, it's what you did to improve the people and places around you as you passed through. Truism: Fools do not end well. (P.S. WHAT is "perfectly good" by what standard do you put THAT one forth?)

Answer 8

The answer is obvious.

To be foolish we don't care, and we get the best in life. Yet to be Perfect, and live miserably is easier, yet worse.

So the obvious answer is Foolish.

Answer 9

I think you hit the nail on the head. Let's be honest with ourselves if you strive to be good then people aren't going to like you because they themselves want to 'attain the best of life'. Being good and trying to know the truth can be lonely and painful, but I think if you find similar people that you can still be happy.
If you need someone to talk to go ahead and e-mail me.

Answer 10

I think it better to be foolish,see the glass as half full,the positive whenever possible.Otherwise it contributes to a bitter,angry personality-which everyone knows is no way to live life