“When we see ourselves in the photo album during different stages of our lives, what makes these persons different individuals?”
~ An extract from The Philosophy of the Mind
Imagine there is a creator. Imagine he is “creating” or “designing” you right now, you don’t exist right now. Imagine he is utilizing a computer to design you; much like The Sims game and when he is done, and “preview” picture comes up and a “confirm” or “not confirm” button appears. The question is simple, what form do you think the picture took? Assuming you where “destined” to die at 80 years of age, how old do you think the “you” in the picture is? As a baby, as a 21 year old young adult, or at 30, at the prime of your life? The answer is simple, the person depicted would be you on you deathbed, or coffin or sidewalk or wherever you died.
Basically what I am trying to say is that we all should approach other persons with the benefit of a doubt. What do I mean? It means we should all perceive others as work in progress, and not so critical of their flaws and shortcomings.
~ An extract from The Philosophy of the Mind
Imagine there is a creator. Imagine he is “creating” or “designing” you right now, you don’t exist right now. Imagine he is utilizing a computer to design you; much like The Sims game and when he is done, and “preview” picture comes up and a “confirm” or “not confirm” button appears. The question is simple, what form do you think the picture took? Assuming you where “destined” to die at 80 years of age, how old do you think the “you” in the picture is? As a baby, as a 21 year old young adult, or at 30, at the prime of your life? The answer is simple, the person depicted would be you on you deathbed, or coffin or sidewalk or wherever you died.
Basically what I am trying to say is that we all should approach other persons with the benefit of a doubt. What do I mean? It means we should all perceive others as work in progress, and not so critical of their flaws and shortcomings.
"If a person's life is a building, this is how he would look right now"We don’t go to a construction site and comment and point fingers at all the mess, rubble and dust. It’s the same concept; we can be of course constructively critical.
Just like a frame of a house will never suffice as a house, as person still developing person will never suffice the roles society has in store for him. (Applicable in today’s society) A 12 year old boy is not ready to be a father or a breadwinner, likewise a man with a 16 year old mentality is not up to such a task. Or a girl as a teenage mother, of course all of these involve the exclusion of the unique circumstances each and every one of us is integrated into. There are always special cases and special people, but that is not the scope of this topic.
Basically, withhold your prejudices, and your condemnation. Like happiness, life is a journey, and we are always never ready when we start it. Kudos !
Vernon
Just like a frame of a house will never suffice as a house, as person still developing person will never suffice the roles society has in store for him. (Applicable in today’s society) A 12 year old boy is not ready to be a father or a breadwinner, likewise a man with a 16 year old mentality is not up to such a task. Or a girl as a teenage mother, of course all of these involve the exclusion of the unique circumstances each and every one of us is integrated into. There are always special cases and special people, but that is not the scope of this topic.
Basically, withhold your prejudices, and your condemnation. Like happiness, life is a journey, and we are always never ready when we start it. Kudos !
Vernon
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