2007-08-03 19:17:28 · 7 answers · asked by ? 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Mouse a roo - I think that what Goethe is referring to here has nothing to do with a lexis vs. a pick-up truck. So, is it possible that according to him, really knowing is beyond earthly matters. Really knowing and therefore trusting the self is an almost spiritual experience,nothing to do with luxuries, pampering,... It is in my opinion, about Respect towards life in its absolute.
2007-08-03 20:14:20 · update #1
i have much to learn
2007-08-03 19:27:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I trust myself more than anyone else, after all, why should one expect that anyone else has the "right" answers on how to live MY life, they're in exactly the same boat as I am. That said, I trust my judgment to discern when I'm getting good advice or not and to decide whether to take it. And savvy enough to know where to look for advice I trust.
Of course there are all the great thinkers who have gone before me, who have spent lifetimes pondering their own and our existence. It would be foolish to imagine they might not have some contribution to make to the enhancement of my life. Ultimately, though, they are/were still just people like me, and there is always the possibility that they were wrong. When it comes to absolutes, I think I have to trust myself.
2007-08-04 02:31:14 · answer #2 · answered by xanjo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I think I'd be foolish to think I did know... Life would definitely be less exciting if I knew what I was doing all the time... some of the funnest, most exciting, most exhilerating things I've ever done were the stupidest, most pointless, and ignorant things I've ever conceptualized. So, in not knowing how to live, sometimes I live more.... how long that will last, I don't know! I just try not to hurt other people and go with that.
2007-08-04 02:44:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When did trust get into the picture?
To spoil and pamper yourself, you need to have such a high degree of self love, and not enough thought for others.
Rewarding yourself is a great idea, but our humanity gets in the way. Depending on the way we were treated as children, we ultimately look around to give most of treats given to us to somebody we love .
Why? Because maybe we all have demented altruistic genetic defects that find such pleasure in the happy giggle of a child, the celestial smile of a beloved older relative and the joy of a friend.
We are sooo flawed, yet we are happily flawed.
2007-08-04 02:32:26 · answer #4 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who else can I trust?
I've lived and learned and still have some living, and a whole lot of learning left to do.
And through trial and error I have evolved
and emerged from a confused state of
doubtfulness to an empyreal state of
total self-confidence.
I know myself; that's why I trust myself.
Therefore; I trust myself enough to really know how to live.
2007-08-04 03:16:03 · answer #5 · answered by sylvester m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I look around me and see that every person alive, is REALLY knowing how to live, and by knowing that they are living their lives to the fullest. They are taking in every new thing, and determining if it needs to be woven with their life. Everyone is different. Life and living mean totally different to everyone. Just cuz this person thinks the only way to really live is to roll around in a brand new Lexis, doesn't mean that the guy over there, who can only afford a beat up Chevy pickup doesn't really know how to live. So, I ask you, "What is really knowing how to live???"
2007-08-04 02:33:46 · answer #6 · answered by Squeakers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do trust myself enough to know how to live. I make mistakes, and I try to learn from them. Life is the greatest language I'll ever learn.
2007-08-04 02:28:06 · answer #7 · answered by Carrie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋