Man's Miraculous Will

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Arthur Schopenhauer is a German ,philospher whose ideas focus on

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his ideas focus on a certain concept about the inner realty of man...

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Schopenhauer says that man is but will and desire.

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That's it ,man's entity revolves around his will and desire.

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I will mention some of what he says.

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"if you try to convince someone of something,using proofs and logic,and keep trying to convince him for hours,and he isn't convinced.
be sure that it isn't becausenhe didn't understand, but because he didn't want to understand.
That's because one's will has the upper hand over all evidence and logic,
moreover, the will employs the mind to fulfill man's needs.

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When you want to do something, you justify it logically by all means:
you keep reasoning to do that,and similarly ,you may use the opposit logic,just to get your mind to fulfill what your will and desire want.

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your will controls your mind,logic reasoning,and your body ,too the will uses the body ,too.
The body is fully-controlled by man's will.
He says our will is crucial as it is our inner nature.

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To prove it, consider our bodies.
The human body gets tired , grows old but ,the will does not;
even very old people ,and till the last moments of their lives,they have their will ,wishes and needs.

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Man always wants and needs things.
Desires never stop.
Even when you get old,you cling to have what you want,even more than childeen may do!

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So ,your will to desire and ask for things doesn't get senile , exhausted, or sick.

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That's why Schopenhauer believed that the inner reality of man is his will.

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Also, he discussed an important matter;

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that is , jf our inner nature and reality are but our will and desire, this means that we will suffer till we die,
why?Because no one can ever fulfil all desires and wishes.
Your sishes are endless;if you fulfil one of them,
you will be satisfied for sometime,
then ,you'll get bored ,and ask for more and more.

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We will never stop being in need,or cease desiring things we don't have.

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Man always wants more and more.

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Schopenhauer says we'll never live in peace,as we'll suffer from deprivation when our desires aren't fulfilled,
and at the same time,we'll get boredband fed up with things that we have.

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So, man is swinging between suffering and boredom;between the pain of suffering and that of weariness.

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we are either deprived or bored!
It is either you have it or not;
if you have it, you'll enjoy it for a while then get bored with it.
You'll be swinging between suffering form deprivation, and boredom of fulfilled needs.

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Both states go on forever,and you'll suffer in both cases.
Man is destined to suffer .this is how Schopenhaur thinks.
that is , man is destined to being tormented for life,as man's will and desire are man's inner reality !

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He claims that there is no way out except by death !
That's why he advocates mass suicides;
he considers them the only solution.

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I dare say that he is a melancholuc, and pessimistic philosopher.

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Buddha had another point of view.
He thinks that salvation exists.
In what?

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He said it existed in subduing your will and desire.
He motivated people to control thire will and to subdue thire desires.
No , actually,his doctrine invokes people to be rid of thire desires.

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Christianity has an extreme similar stance.
It calls for getting rid of desire,completely.
Christianity calls people to be rid of desire for God's sake.
This is what monasticism is all about ; to abando women, not to be married and totally rid of sexual desires.

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Islam adopts a moderate stance.
We aren't asked to be rid of our desires, but to tame and subdue them,that is to say to control them according to the Islamic Sharia.
We aren't asked to abandon women ,or to keep on fasting forever,rather ,we are requested to get married, so as to lawfully consummate our desire,according to the Sharia.

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Christianity urges people to be so tolerant and loving;
slapped on your right cheek,turn the other side to be slapped,and love your foes.

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In contrast ,Judaism adopts an extreme stance;
"A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye." their justics is extreme.

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So, the extreme tolerator are the Christians,and Jews ,who are to avenge themselves on the spot,are the ones at the opposite end of the scale.

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Islam adopts a moderate stance in this respect;
it calls for mercy which is a combination of love and justice.
Allah saye:"Those who repress anger,and who pardon men."
He didn't tell us to be rid of anger,no,only to repress it.

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However, to forgive and pardon others when you can , is the best thing to do.

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In Islam , you have the right to avenge yourself on those who harm you.
Still, "if one forgives and makes reconciliation,his reward is with Allah."
You can avenge yourself , but forgiveness is the best.

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So, Islam has adopted that realistic,moderate stance regarding everything.
In Islam , man is not burdened with responsibilites he can not shoulder..
you are to control your will and desires,but not get rid of them.

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You couldn't ignore or eliminate your desires.
Islam doesn't ask us to kill our will and desire, or do without them.
We are to control them according to the tenets of the Sharia.

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tenets (n)

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a principle or belief , especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.
-tenets of the Sharia.

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Islam tackles this issue in a profound way;
that is to say if the will can transcend sordidness,it becomes noble and lofty ,so we mustn't ever ignore its role.

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Since our will can transcend sordidness, it is righteous.
What matters is not that we have a will, or not,rather ,it is the nature of what we want.

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Also, there are different levels of human will,wishes and desires .. some may only focus on food and sexuality; they live as animals do.

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But , you'd transcend that and reach out to beauty and noble emotions.You might even become insightful...and a srtaunch advocate for doing good deeds ,turning your intentions to Allah.

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"And to your Lord turn (all your) intentions. "
Islam does not ask you to abolish your will, but to be better person using it

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Transcend evil and worldly needs with your will; seek a higher status.
Don't love the beautiful love beauty,and it is best to love Allah, Who has created both.

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See the different levels of love?
You love something, then abstract and finally Allah , who has created everything.

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Man's needs are classified into different levels.
These demands can be low,or lofty.
they are either worldly or divine requests.
These are the levels of human needs.

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Islam doesn't tell us to ignore our will, or abolish our desires.
It tells us to develop orly wishea and desires.
that is in order to reach a higher status.

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This is how you tame your desire with your will;you ask Allah to tame your desire.
Man's will is the minor,whereas Allah's is the Supreme Will..
If you're facing a problem, you seek refuge Allah,since He has the .supreme Will.

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Then,you ought to try to quench to control your desire and trascend it.
seeking lofty demands and needs ,instead of lowly ones.

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