What personal principles did you adhere to before entering this course and where did they come from? Were they taught to you? Did you develop them on your own? How have our readings and discussions impacted those principles? Of the principles covered which are you drawn to the most and why?
Before entering this Ethical Wellbeing course I had a general idea of what I believed in and what I stood for. When I say a general idea I mean that I had no concrete definite ideas of what I considered universally moral and universally wrong. I had a belief in God and that he controlled the things that happened in this world and that the things that shaped the thing that my life has and will become. I developed my ideas on life due to strong biblical and spiritual instruction. I acquired them on my own by listening to lecture and seeing what made sense. I developed a strong sense of faith so I believed in God even though he was not a tangible being. Even after reading all our different views and perspectives, I still retain that belief, just because of faith.
After entering the class, I've become exposed to different outlooks on life and have searched throughout different ideas to see which ideas brought around can pertain to my belief pattern, I'm drawn more to the Taoist perspective. I love the idea of letting nothing outside of the natural flow, or the Tao affect our lives. The idea of living stress and bias free is an extremely appealing idea. The natural arousals of life are what guide the Taoist and that seems to be the easiest route to go.
I commented on Rebecca Bradley's blog found at http://becksbradley.blogspot.com/ and also Evon Sommerville's at http://evonsommerville.blogspot.com/.
i agree with the Taoist thing. i really want to try it out. i think reverting back to nature will solve a lot of problems. i tried it for a couple of days, but i had trouble with it.
ReplyDeletehow do you find living and leaving everything completely up to nature?
ReplyDeleteI agree with this blog for I also think God has a predestined path for us and that is why things happened for a reason. Throughout this course, when we talk about theories, I agree with the way philosophers think. However, at the end of the day, my faith comes first, and I also believe that things happen to us because God has it planned. I also agree with the Taoist way of thinking. I would love to try it and live a lot more stress free life. It does seem an easy route to go, but also seems hard to stick to that way of living.
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