2.1 Life Is Good
Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued. – Socrates (469 BC – 399 BC), the classical Greek philosopher.
Life is good. It has been and it will be. Don't let anyone fool you it's not. Life, for and itself is good; and furthermore, you choose a good life. Choose to feel good not bad -- it’s a choice. When you feel good the world feels good with you. Life is beautiful. Don’t ever ignore the ‘feel good’ factor. Everyone is responsible for their share of joy. Feeling good is only a choice away. Life is fine, all the time!
Health and sleep are better appreciated when they are interrupted. Likewise, you appreciate ‘life is good’ only when you contrast it with when it is not. Feeling good or otherwise is a reflection of our …show more content…
Fundamentally, addiction is not a moral failing. It is not an ailment of weak-willed losers. Biologically, the only model of addiction that makes sense is a disease-based model. When you are ill, you take medical care; equally, when you are addict, you need medical care. Say for a food lover – just liking the food a lot doesn’t make one food addict. In contrast, people whose brain has trouble in registering food satisfaction may lead to eating disorder, including risk of weight gain and so on. Likewise, just liking the sex a lot doesn't make one sex addict. For a sex addict, just like a heroin addict, one is only at a point where one is having sex not because he is seeking extra pleasure from it, but because he needs to have it just to fall asleep at night, get by the day, or to ensure not any withdrawal …show more content…
Let us take a look the life of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). He admitted that he had to work hard to overcome his tendency to find faults in others. For an experiment, he vowed to look for the good in others instead of judging and criticizing them, and consciously desisted from saying unkind things about other people. The experience of the experiment had a profound effect on him, and he credited these efforts for much of the diplomatic skills which he was not born with. He started using measure phrases such as: “It appears to me …” or, “If I am not mistaken …” The moral of the story: don’t just look for the bad in the people – look for good in the people. It’s a habit. If you look for the ill, you surely will find some but at an expense of your expensive time, energy, and your evil interest to find it and above all, your unnecessary mental agony. Over time, you may be stigmatized in your society and may run the risk of losing your civil status. On the contrary, look for the good in them; you will be far better off and be peace with your mental amity by relieving nasty captive psyche. Not only that, you should practice, at the same time, to advice others to practice the same, and explain the benefits of being a well-wisher. Showing a real appreciation is one superior quality of human bondage in a strong
Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued. – Socrates (469 BC – 399 BC), the classical Greek philosopher.
Life is good. It has been and it will be. Don't let anyone fool you it's not. Life, for and itself is good; and furthermore, you choose a good life. Choose to feel good not bad -- it’s a choice. When you feel good the world feels good with you. Life is beautiful. Don’t ever ignore the ‘feel good’ factor. Everyone is responsible for their share of joy. Feeling good is only a choice away. Life is fine, all the time!
Health and sleep are better appreciated when they are interrupted. Likewise, you appreciate ‘life is good’ only when you contrast it with when it is not. Feeling good or otherwise is a reflection of our …show more content…
Fundamentally, addiction is not a moral failing. It is not an ailment of weak-willed losers. Biologically, the only model of addiction that makes sense is a disease-based model. When you are ill, you take medical care; equally, when you are addict, you need medical care. Say for a food lover – just liking the food a lot doesn’t make one food addict. In contrast, people whose brain has trouble in registering food satisfaction may lead to eating disorder, including risk of weight gain and so on. Likewise, just liking the sex a lot doesn't make one sex addict. For a sex addict, just like a heroin addict, one is only at a point where one is having sex not because he is seeking extra pleasure from it, but because he needs to have it just to fall asleep at night, get by the day, or to ensure not any withdrawal …show more content…
Let us take a look the life of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). He admitted that he had to work hard to overcome his tendency to find faults in others. For an experiment, he vowed to look for the good in others instead of judging and criticizing them, and consciously desisted from saying unkind things about other people. The experience of the experiment had a profound effect on him, and he credited these efforts for much of the diplomatic skills which he was not born with. He started using measure phrases such as: “It appears to me …” or, “If I am not mistaken …” The moral of the story: don’t just look for the bad in the people – look for good in the people. It’s a habit. If you look for the ill, you surely will find some but at an expense of your expensive time, energy, and your evil interest to find it and above all, your unnecessary mental agony. Over time, you may be stigmatized in your society and may run the risk of losing your civil status. On the contrary, look for the good in them; you will be far better off and be peace with your mental amity by relieving nasty captive psyche. Not only that, you should practice, at the same time, to advice others to practice the same, and explain the benefits of being a well-wisher. Showing a real appreciation is one superior quality of human bondage in a strong