Life Evaluating? Or Life Changing?
(My three favorite passages from Meditation’s) What does it mean to have a favorite of something? A better question would be why do humans have favorites? It could be because the thing that is favored has significant meaning in their life, or speaks to them in a way that other things do not. This could be in the form of objects, people, music, books, places, etc. Favorites are chosen because they have special meaning in one way or another, even if the human does not understand why it has special meaning or why it is their favorite. This may be partially where the answer “because it is” stems from. You can learn so much about someone just by looking at what their favorite things in life are. They can tell …show more content…
I have many different favorite things in many different areas, such as in Marcus Aurelius’ biography, Meditation’s. My three favorite passages from Meditation’s come from all one book which is Book two, yet in different sections that are section eight, section eleven, and section fourteen. My first favorite passage states “Through not observing what is in the mind of another man has seldom been seen to be unhappy; but those who do not observe the movements of their own minds must of necessity be unhappy.” which can be found in book two section eight. This can directly relate back to the statement that Socrates makes which is “The unexamined life is not worth living.” You can examine others’ lives all you want and go through every thought that they possess but that won’t necessarily make you unhappy or happy. But when you don’t examine your own life and how you live, that can make a person unhappy. If you never consider why you do the things you do, what purpose does your life have? Examining your actions can help you to make better choices in the future and help you to formulate decisions. In my life, it can be directly related to religion and God. A person will examine their thoughts and actions to make sure that …show more content…
It’s saying that you could die at any given second, therefore you should act like each moment is your last. This can tie back to those who do not observe the thoughts of their own mind will live an unhappy life because they will never really get the thrill of living each moment like it’s their last. The thought that today could be ones last day will not cross their mind, yet it should. Marcus Aurelius discusses religion in this section of chapter two. Marcus Aurelius questions how much worth it is to him to live in a world where there are no gods. He says that good and bad does not discriminate to good and evil human beings. Good and bad happen to everyone just as death and life, honor and dishonor, and pain and pleasure happen to every single person that walks on the planet. They cannot make one better or worse and therefore, Marcus Aurelius thinks that they are neither good nor evil. It’s a crazy thought to think about. It has been asked why bad things happen to good people, yet why do bad things happen to bad people as well? Or why do good things happen to bad people? The answer could be the same to that question as to why do good things happen to good people? Good and bad does not discriminate, just like death and
(My three favorite passages from Meditation’s) What does it mean to have a favorite of something? A better question would be why do humans have favorites? It could be because the thing that is favored has significant meaning in their life, or speaks to them in a way that other things do not. This could be in the form of objects, people, music, books, places, etc. Favorites are chosen because they have special meaning in one way or another, even if the human does not understand why it has special meaning or why it is their favorite. This may be partially where the answer “because it is” stems from. You can learn so much about someone just by looking at what their favorite things in life are. They can tell …show more content…
I have many different favorite things in many different areas, such as in Marcus Aurelius’ biography, Meditation’s. My three favorite passages from Meditation’s come from all one book which is Book two, yet in different sections that are section eight, section eleven, and section fourteen. My first favorite passage states “Through not observing what is in the mind of another man has seldom been seen to be unhappy; but those who do not observe the movements of their own minds must of necessity be unhappy.” which can be found in book two section eight. This can directly relate back to the statement that Socrates makes which is “The unexamined life is not worth living.” You can examine others’ lives all you want and go through every thought that they possess but that won’t necessarily make you unhappy or happy. But when you don’t examine your own life and how you live, that can make a person unhappy. If you never consider why you do the things you do, what purpose does your life have? Examining your actions can help you to make better choices in the future and help you to formulate decisions. In my life, it can be directly related to religion and God. A person will examine their thoughts and actions to make sure that …show more content…
It’s saying that you could die at any given second, therefore you should act like each moment is your last. This can tie back to those who do not observe the thoughts of their own mind will live an unhappy life because they will never really get the thrill of living each moment like it’s their last. The thought that today could be ones last day will not cross their mind, yet it should. Marcus Aurelius discusses religion in this section of chapter two. Marcus Aurelius questions how much worth it is to him to live in a world where there are no gods. He says that good and bad does not discriminate to good and evil human beings. Good and bad happen to everyone just as death and life, honor and dishonor, and pain and pleasure happen to every single person that walks on the planet. They cannot make one better or worse and therefore, Marcus Aurelius thinks that they are neither good nor evil. It’s a crazy thought to think about. It has been asked why bad things happen to good people, yet why do bad things happen to bad people as well? Or why do good things happen to bad people? The answer could be the same to that question as to why do good things happen to good people? Good and bad does not discriminate, just like death and