I have experienced many adverse personal situations in my life. I could have chosen to take a different path in life but yet I chose to pursue a college education, pursue a master's degree, and choose to do things for myself despite my hardships, that would lead me to be the 'best me' possible. It irks me when people blame their actions or lack thereof on things that have happened to them in life and it is because of this that I want to help people realize that they can always make a positive change in their lives and 'be all that they can be'. I believe that no one is perfect and we all have faults and strengths yet I believe in making choices to lead you to what truly makes you happy. I believe that you must get in touch with your emotions and who you really are to make positive changes and I believe that Person-Centered therapy can help achieve that.
In his essay, “Where I lived, and What I lived For”, Henry David Thoreau says, “Shams and delusions are esteemed for soundless truths, while reality is fabulous.” He talks about how much better life would be if people focused on reality rather than their dreams. In doing so, Thoreau appears to his audience using logic. He establishes himself as someone who has faced this type of situation before. People are caught up in ‘soundless truths’ which means that they are fooling themselves of the real truth. He says that people should not allow themselves to get their hopes up that something good is going to happen to them.
These literary figures portray “the endless story of the strivings of a life-force to endure and triumph over” any obstacle (102). Flannery O’Connor wrote that “the modern reader demands a story that offers spiritual redemption” (382) –“an access to a dimension of living that rises above the contest of brute survival” (George). These critics write around the idea that human beings innately drive to find a meaning for their existence and Steinbeck as well as many authors cannot get around “their own struggles to find or create some ultimate meaning” (George): which is true. Every novel has an ultimate meaning or pre-determined end. However, the characters within the novel do not.
What does happiness achieve? Well, there are a few ways to look at this question. Developing a sense of inner tranquility, looking into what brings purpose to a person’s life, or maybe just simply doing something special or meaningful for another human being. The meaning of happiness varies from one culture to that of another. For so many, materialism seems to be how the culture in the United States is viewed.
Gonzalez, Jessika Dr. Jeffries Essay #1 09/28/12 What is happiness? There are many different definitions of happiness and happiness is determined by each individual. “The Aim of Man” by Aristotle and “The Declaration of Independence” by Thomas Jefferson both discuss the meaning of happiness means to them. By discussing their attitudes towards material and spiritual happiness as well as their attitudes toward political freedom and the need for possessions, Jefferson and Aristotle, wrote what they feel about happiness. Aristotle defines happiness as the final good which means, to live a good life, by doing good deeds and happiness depends upon us.
That returning to nature could never be possible once we’ve been changed from it so. It is in our wiring to seek pleasure, and instincts take over even for the most civilized of people. But not wired into us, not pounded into our brains, but often found, is the need for personal satisfaction. Self-actualization, hope to better ourselves and those around us to some extent. To share in life with those we love, or find someone we hope to love.
“The Pursuit of Happiness” suggests what we imagine occurrences and possessions that we believe would make us happy or unhappy. Then we even take that a step further by actually believing we fully realize what effect it would have on us and how we would react. The reality with this is, most of the time our beliefs are not even remotely close to what truly brings us genuine joy or despair. The same remains true in what feelings or reactions one would have with each situation. The article “Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness”, on the other hand, states that
Who would fardels bear, dagger and burdens?” (Armstrong). In other words, he means that who would want to put up with something that is emotionally difficult and why live a miserable life. We should all live life to the fullest. Set aside all issues and stress. Although, we know it is just as hard to not think about that as it is to get rid of it but it’s a known fact that we’re not promised another hour yet another day.
Josh Turro Intro to Philosophy April 13, 2013 Term Paper One of the big unanswered questions in life, do we as human beings truly have souls? This particular question raises a lot of eyebrows in the world and has made people really think about the deeper meaning of what it may pose. There is no right or wrong way to answer this mainly because we won’t know until death whether our soul lives on or even if we have a soul to begin with. Originally a soul was described as a person’s inner being that is basically being used to store all their lifelong experiences even after death. Even though this question may not have a right or wrong answer now I pose two arguments for us as human beings truly having a soul.
Now a good number of people feel that human life should be preserved whenever possible, regardless of their health condition, for life is a special gift bestowed by God and only he alone decides when to give life and when one’s life should be taken away. Another important ethical dilemma is that it isn’t really morally right to enforce another person to take the sin of pulling the plug, because you can’t seem to find the strength of pulling the plug and