Hey Guys, I hope everyone is
having a wonderful spring break. It saddens me to think that we have school
next week. So
I am hoping I get some of you guys’ opinions on a dilemma I’ve been having
recently, So I have been keeping on mind Plato’s three parts of the city and
soul. As you guys know the appetites cannot rule the soul because it only
satisfies animalistic(I'm not sure its an actual word) needs and that reason, well is the one that looks out for
the whole. I’ve been thinking about how a person actually balances these needs
into three parts. Sometimes it is difficult to let reason govern one’s
decisions, I speak from experience, us humans, well we tend to let our
appetites get the best of us and we just don’t know when to let reason take the
rains. So my question is… How exactly do we find balance within us? I mean we
have all these voices around us telling us what to do and what not to do. In
today’s society, everyone, somewhere, has someone telling them who they should
be and what they should do, and so it can be difficult. When will the day come
where we can make decisions for OUR
happiness and inner balance? We aren’t looking for everyone else’s happiness,
so why do we let somebody else get into our heads and then make us do things we
don’t want to. Obviously, we pick and choose what we want to hear and it’s up
to us to accept what others think and say but in the end society and other
people do have an impact on us and sometimes it could lead to picking and
choosing between the lemon star-burst and the strawberry star burst. You guys
know how it goes, you are sharing your star-bursts with someone and then you
only have two left…and the person you are sharing with..says you can pick
first..and you end up getting the lemon one because you don’t want to be mean…or
you do like my sister…and take both star-bursts. My point being, that sometimes
you pick what you think is best for everyone else instead of what is best for
you…in order to find balance and in the end……HAPPINESS. Is sacrifice..always necessary or is it selfish to look
and stay with our own happiness?
I guess it depends on who you are truly doing something for because you wouldn't want to make someone else happy while your miserable yourself.
ReplyDeleteI guess so, but some see making yourself happy as being selfish and not thinking about anyone else but you
ReplyDeleteSometimes what we want to do isn't always what's best for us, though, and those who have more experience and truly want what is best for us should help us make our decisions even if it isn't necessarily what makes us happy. For instance, there are some people in our lives that temporarily make us very happy, whether it be a friend or significant other, that seem great in the moment. However, often times they don't lead us in the right direction and it takes someone on the outside looking in to tell us these things.
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