But then what.
I was watching a show the other day and people were saying that valid life goals were, amongst other things, to be good to other people, to treat other people well, to make a difference in people's lives, get rid of poverty, give children opportunity etc.
No doubt these are all good causes and something we should all aspire to in one form or another.
But then what.
Are these things really the ultimate aim or a distraction along the way to something much more important?
What happens when everyone is happy? What happens when no-one is poor?
And, isn't it the ultimate irony that, because un-poor and happy and so many other "universal goals" are comparative terms, that the instant we succeed and everyone becomes them, then we fail because no-one is them anymore?
Hmmmm...
No doubt these are all good causes and something we should all aspire to in one form or another.
But then what.
Are these things really the ultimate aim or a distraction along the way to something much more important?
What happens when everyone is happy? What happens when no-one is poor?
And, isn't it the ultimate irony that, because un-poor and happy and so many other "universal goals" are comparative terms, that the instant we succeed and everyone becomes them, then we fail because no-one is them anymore?
Hmmmm...
posted by KH @ 5:34 PM
3 Comments:
At 11:30 AM, April 25, 2007,
Anonymous said…
People tend to follow tangents and then assume that the by-product is the source.
I'm not sure if people need to worry as such about 'making a difference'. If people look after their 'hearts' first, I think the rest will naturally take care of itself.
At 11:17 AM, April 26, 2007,
KH said…
OK - lets follow that path
Looking after your "heart" seems to be a very personal thing. It would seem to require focus on one's self, as an individual, as opposed to a focus on others, as suggested in my original post.
As such, that would mean that "the rest" being able to take care of itself is independent of human relationships.
But can we take that another step and say that the rest will take care of itself as long as we don't mess it up, thus diminshing the supposed intrinsic importance of human existence itself.
If that's the case, are you saying that despite all our best efforts we are destined to only ever be mere distractions to the natural order of things?
At 1:32 PM, April 26, 2007,
Anonymous said…
It is a very personal thing, to look after your heart. Someone said to me that they wanted to celebrate life. I tend to think though, that there are many people who want life to celebrate them...
Going from either to or means missing out on the betweens. They do say, after all, to stop and smell the roses...
What I am saying is that people shouldn't think that their thoughts and ideas are the 'natural order of things'.
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