running the race.

Thursday, April 28, 2005

.. by nature man is a political animal. Hence men have a desire for life together, even when they have no need to seek each other’s help. Nevertheless, common interest too is a factor in bringing them together, in so far as it contributes to the good life of each. The good life is indeed their chief end, both communally and individually; but they form and continue to maintain a political association for the sake of life itself. Perhaps we may say that there is an element of good even in mere living, provided that life is not excessively beset with troubles. Certainly most men, in their desire to keep alive, are prepared to face a great deal of suffering, as if finding in life itself a certain well-being and a natural sweetness. (Aristotle, Politics)
Recently i've a keen and fond interest towards Philosophy. Not that i completey believed there stand but there is this sense of conviction of thiers when they write. I'm reading for person view on this topic more. Fundamentally speaking, it's imperative that one is strong in the word before he/she studys philosophy.
Looking at the above quote by some guy which was supposed to be quite famous then and not now to me. Apparently he looks like a no man to me. yeah. Actually he's trying to bring the fact that man are selfish, aren't they? you come together only for self benefit. But when you meet Jesus is it true? Well, frankly speaking i think that it's not true. Why? We love another not for self benefit but rather to choose to love God. Well then does that means that good life? hmm.. maybe no. Cause who knows what may bump to you next instant. yeah. So it does nto mean we all will experience good life daily hur. yup. The good life bring as a goal seek not to be an eternal goal.
... the default law that sets in every single indiviual seems to be the actions of the flow of motion. The goal of pursuing what others pursue seems to be a deciding factors for each self. Nevertheless man have come to a stage where decisions seems to be made no longer by using their ability to think but rather follow instead. Controlled by overpowered circles, the sucummed to it. Certainly most people do that to be on a safe pathway. (DH)

So fun. haha.. what a day i had today with God. yup.
bLessings of the day:
1- though it was raining i was not washed over by the poured
2- top my calss with a pathetic mark for geography but still gd
3- able to handle the tedious question given by the boarders at MOE. did i tell you that i got lost? Clumpsy acts of mine.
4- being able to fellowship with my sb. JARVIN. yeah. i really aprreciate him. Wondeful freind that i hav. yeah. we went to KAp to study together and he helped me in my chinese. yeah.haha. then we met hannah too. all studied. they were doing theirs we were doing ours.
5- able to sought of memorize few new chinese words to me.

David
Perhaps someone will say: And are you not ashamed, Socrates, of a course of life which puts you in danger of the death penalty? To him I may fairly answer: You are mistaken, my friend, if you think that a man who is worth for anything ought to spend his time weighing up the prospects of life and death. He has only one thing to consider in performing any action; that is, whether he is acting rightly or wrongly, like a good man or a bad one. (Socrates, as written by Plato in The Apology)

Wars, factions, and fighting,' said Socrates as he looked forward from his last hour, 'have no other origin than this same body and its lusts. ... We must set the soul free from it; we must behold things as they are. And having thus got rid of the foolishness of the body, we shall be pure and hold converse with the pure, and shall in our own selves have complete knowledge of the Incorruptible which is, I take it, no other than the very truth.' (Socrates)

Our Essence of Mind is intrinsically pure. All things are only its manifestations, and good deeds and evil deeds are only the result of good thoughts and evil thoughts respectively. Imagination, thought and will make deeds, and by our deeds we make ourselves. All that we are is the result of our thoughts; it is founded on our thoughts, made up of our thoughts. (The Patriarch Hui-neng)

till the end;11:18 PM