Purpose: Journey vs. Destination. Purpose= Journey Life’s purpose is in the journey, not the destination. When the journey is difficult, we often focus on a destination to carry us through the difficulty, though the destination that we focus on is still part of the journey. When the journey is enjoyable …
When we are thinking of engaging in war, I suppose that we are assuming that mostly the wrong people will die and subsequently lose, and the right people will mostly live and win. Even if we think there is no chance of surviving we still often justify war saying; “at …
Whenever a person intentionally harms another person, that person justifies the reason for the harm. Even if the person says that they do not justify it, they still agree with themselves or “justify” not justifying it. If a person agrees with the “harmer”, then that person probably thinks that the …
It takes more thought to create more brain matter connections and it takes more brain matter connections to create more thought. Genetically one can inherit many brain matter connections, but if thought is not cultivated the connections will not be fully utilized. If thought is cultivated and utilized to it …
Does the wind have a purpose? Do plants, insects, and animals have a purpose? Does the sun and rain have a purpose? It is interesting that human beings are even able to question or have an idea about their own purpose. The very question or idea comes from a complex …
Should I love people, or should I love what they do? Should I love people AND what they do? Should I dislike people AND what they do? Should I dislike greed, or should I dislike greedy people? Should I dislike crime, or should I dislike criminals? Should I dislike hate, …
About past actions of our own: I am inclined to believe that past actions (and all actions) are not really only ours and are subject to cause and effect. We may choose to do a good or bad thing but only because of a conclusion (continuation really) that we arrive …