The other night I felt overcome by sadness as I reflected upon all the suffering of this world. In many ways, I have a perfect life. Nevertheless, a part of me will always be sad as long as there is suffering in this world. Life is bitter sweet. And that’s OK with me. Happiness without sadness would not be complete…as long as suffering persists. I sat with the feelings of sadness, gazing at the dark night sky. I didn’t try to push them away. Quite the contrary, I felt empowered by them.
You see your suffering and my suffering are the same. Suffering is a common thread that unites all of humanity. From recognizing this simple truth, a profound feeling of interconnectedness can arise. This sense of interconnection can bring about an unspeakable …show more content…
What is biology? Simply put, it is the study of life -- life in all of its grandeur. From the very small algae to the very large elephant, life has a certain wonder about it. With that in mind, how do we know if something is living? Is a virus alive or dead? What are the characteristics of life? These are all very important questions with equally important answers.
On a basic level, we can say that life is ordered. Organisms have an enormously complex organization. We're all familiar with the intricate systems of the basic unit of life, the cell. Life grows and develops and differentiates. This means more than just getting larger in size. Living organisms also have the ability to rebuild and repair themselves when injured. Life can reproduce. Life can only come from other living creatures.
People often use the phrase; I am only human, as an excuse for making mistakes. To understand what it means to be human, let us start with defining what constitutes human life. Science defines life as the possession of self-sustaining biological processes. This definition distinguishes the living from the …show more content…
Put your heart, mind and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. Overall, what is happening on Earth is that matter is becoming ordered into larger wholes. So the theme or meaning or purpose of life is the ordering or integration or, a process that is driven by the physical law of Negative Entropy. ‘Holism’, which the dictionary defines as ‘the tendency in nature to form wholes’ and ‘teleology’, which is defined as ‘the belief that purpose and design are a part of nature’, are both terms that recognise this ‘tendency’ towards integration.
Personal Reflections.
Live, Love and Learn: My personal philosophy of life is one of ethics. I believe that we have an obligation to ourselves and others. Let’s begin! I am a secular humanist, and I let these principles guide me. The hardest part of any journey is the first step. You attract what you feel. Reap what you sow. I believe in Love and
You see your suffering and my suffering are the same. Suffering is a common thread that unites all of humanity. From recognizing this simple truth, a profound feeling of interconnectedness can arise. This sense of interconnection can bring about an unspeakable …show more content…
What is biology? Simply put, it is the study of life -- life in all of its grandeur. From the very small algae to the very large elephant, life has a certain wonder about it. With that in mind, how do we know if something is living? Is a virus alive or dead? What are the characteristics of life? These are all very important questions with equally important answers.
On a basic level, we can say that life is ordered. Organisms have an enormously complex organization. We're all familiar with the intricate systems of the basic unit of life, the cell. Life grows and develops and differentiates. This means more than just getting larger in size. Living organisms also have the ability to rebuild and repair themselves when injured. Life can reproduce. Life can only come from other living creatures.
People often use the phrase; I am only human, as an excuse for making mistakes. To understand what it means to be human, let us start with defining what constitutes human life. Science defines life as the possession of self-sustaining biological processes. This definition distinguishes the living from the …show more content…
Put your heart, mind and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. Overall, what is happening on Earth is that matter is becoming ordered into larger wholes. So the theme or meaning or purpose of life is the ordering or integration or, a process that is driven by the physical law of Negative Entropy. ‘Holism’, which the dictionary defines as ‘the tendency in nature to form wholes’ and ‘teleology’, which is defined as ‘the belief that purpose and design are a part of nature’, are both terms that recognise this ‘tendency’ towards integration.
Personal Reflections.
Live, Love and Learn: My personal philosophy of life is one of ethics. I believe that we have an obligation to ourselves and others. Let’s begin! I am a secular humanist, and I let these principles guide me. The hardest part of any journey is the first step. You attract what you feel. Reap what you sow. I believe in Love and