The Value Of Life Have you ever been asked a question with such an obvious answer, that you just want to shout it at the person who asked you, and scold them for asking such a stupid question? I am sure we have all had...
Life. A gift granted by God. You choose how you want to live it. In my life, I’ve learned that to have value, you must earn it. Society should value one’s life by the good he/she did over the course of their life as well...
The Value of Life What is the value of a human life? This value has been debated for a long time. However, most people’s values vary depending on the impact that person had on someone. Each human life has a different value, depending on whom...
Steve Jobs was an American who was a very successful businessman and a cancer survivor. He was a business man that invented very successful technology. He is the creator from the famous Apple; he created computers and any new technology we have. Steve Jobs was...
Everyone has a story. And it’s that story, good or bad, that can help change another person’s life whether it is minor or drastic. What I hope to accomplish, is to be thought of as reliable, honest, trustworthy, and good natured. There will be many...
“Valuing Life” “Value five things before five; Value youth before old age, Health before sickness, Free time before being occupied, Wealth before poverty, and Life before death.” is one of the many quotes I keep to hold me through the dark times. It summarized the...
As said from the physicist Albert Einstein, “A quiet and modest life brings more joy than a pursuit of success bound with constant unrest.” By that, Einstein meant that to live well, we need to preserve and valorize the simple things of life; which is...
Ethics is a moral principle that guides one’s action. Being ethical can be recognised by making the right decision. Therefore, ethics matters every day. It is not only in work, relationships, organization, and also the people we spend with. Being ethical is important because it...
Many of the values and beliefs I possess, I actually developed at very early age. And as I have grown, my values have also changed or gone through numerous tests. And though I have held onto most of my values and beliefs, I believe that...
A Pale View of Hills, is set in the context of post-war Japan after the country’s defeat in WWII. As a result of the war, the country had entered a stage of transition, moving away from its traditional ideals towards western ideals. It is during...
Anais Nin said, “People living deeply have no fear of death.”Ivan Ilyich it terrified of dying and has rather spent his whole life focussing on his status in society. He has an accident, falling from a ladder, because he is trying to make society happy,...
What is poverty? First of all, poverty is the lack of resources or information that can empower a person’s well-being. As a result of lacking in those resources, poverty can diminish a person’s value of life. It is common in the world and in effect...
What are humans, why are they here, and what is their purpose in life? What are our goals for life? When you make decisions about using time, is it about the stuff life is made of? What are the various values and priorities that pertain...
A pressing issue that has been increasing its prevalence in modern day society is the limits to a citizen’s use of deadly force. This topic is further explored in the law review article “The value of life: The constitutional limits of citizen’s use of deadly...
Every human being on this earth possesses a worldview, though they may not know what it is they still have an idea of what they believe in. A worldview makes up what we feel think, and act upon regarding situations in our lives. I believe...
At the beginning of the film The Legend of Bagger Vance, a golfer in competition against the main character states, “The meaning of it all is that there is no meaning.” This statement describes the main character’s viewpoint for much of the movie, while also...
Buddha felt that nothing was really permanent. He asked himself what is this life like? Buddha thus conveyed his message to his father, wife and son. They gave no importance to religious rituals. He tried to find out why the brain was engaged. He added...
Everyone has a worldview, it comprises of specific parts, and prompts genuine activities. A worldview is a perspective on the world, utilized for living on the planet. A worldview is a psychological model of the real world or a thorough structure of thoughts and mentalities...
Buddhism as a religion was founded between the late 6th century and the early 4th century BCE by Siddhartha Gautama after he attained Enlightenment (Nirvana) and he shared his message throughout northeastern India, teaching anyone who was willing to learn about the Middle Path, no matter...
The most common known Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, was born around 563 bc in a place now known as Nepal. He was a part of a royal family, meaning that they were extremely wealthy, he was brought up in a life of luxury as a prince....
Liminal time exists in the cracks in our lives and the cracks in the life of the world that lie between the passing of the old and the coming of the new. Of course, there are other ways of looking at the world, ways that...
David Hume, who wrote Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals in 1751, and Adam Smith, who authored The Wealth of Nations in 1776, both spoke of a particular human emotion or characteristic called sympathy that differs greatly in definition from the colloquial meaning attributed to...
I have known some philosophers that has given me inspiration in life to fight or to go on. I have read about some philosophies that has given valid points and their philosophies make sense when you really think about it. There are philosophies that can...
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