Each and every person is her or his own. Their philosophy unique and special. The most we can and should expect from others is that they go about life growing and learning in thier understanding of the world we live in to the best of their ability. Any less is ignorance, any more is arrogance.
When I come to a belief about something I do so in the best way that I know how. And though my methods can be questioned based on there validity, I can not be unless I am knowingly being ignorant to the results of my own methods. This is what I must realize about others. As long as they are being honest about what they've witnessed and what they've claimed to know as a result of their methods then I can not expect anything else from them. Except that they pursue growth and evolution in there methods as a result of their conclusions.
When the dust settles, I have to realize that my understanding is a very limited one, and this goes for everyone else. Each working out of their own perspective which is constantly being influenced by enviroment, which is constantly affected by their own perspective.
I can not claim to know any ultimate truth. I heard it once said that it takes the most impressive amount of courage to believe in something and still realize that tomorrow it could be proved false. I hope to have this kind of courage throughout life.
My current beleif about the idea of preaching or witnessing ...anything really...is that I can share my own understandings and the methods of which I used and encourgage others to grow and stay true to their own understanding. I want to help people think well. I want their understanding of the world to co-exist with itself, or change in order to accomplish harmony...even if their conclusion and/or process is different then mine.
I was reading some of a book that ive had for years called, "Voltaire's Bastards", these are some quotes that I was thinking about thus far in my reading.
“Ours is a civilization astonishing in the degree to which it seems to see and know” – (6)
“Nothing frightens those in authority more then criticism.” – (6)
“Language – not money or force – provides legitimacy.” – (7)
“There is nothing particularly original about breaking down the intellectual, political, social, and emotional walls behind which language has been imprisoned, freeing it, then watching while the poor thing is recaptured and locked up again. That process has been repeated endlessly throughout history.” – (7)
“Never has there been such a sea of available information, and yet all organizations – public or private – work on the principle that information is secret unless specifically declared not to be.” – (11)
“ There is a conviction that governments have never been so strong and at the same time a sense that they are virtually powerless to effect change unless some superhuman effort is made.” – (11)
...and to finish it all off....
“…while not blind, we see without being able to perceive the difference between illusion and reality.” – (12)
When I come to a belief about something I do so in the best way that I know how. And though my methods can be questioned based on there validity, I can not be unless I am knowingly being ignorant to the results of my own methods. This is what I must realize about others. As long as they are being honest about what they've witnessed and what they've claimed to know as a result of their methods then I can not expect anything else from them. Except that they pursue growth and evolution in there methods as a result of their conclusions.
When the dust settles, I have to realize that my understanding is a very limited one, and this goes for everyone else. Each working out of their own perspective which is constantly being influenced by enviroment, which is constantly affected by their own perspective.
I can not claim to know any ultimate truth. I heard it once said that it takes the most impressive amount of courage to believe in something and still realize that tomorrow it could be proved false. I hope to have this kind of courage throughout life.
My current beleif about the idea of preaching or witnessing ...anything really...is that I can share my own understandings and the methods of which I used and encourgage others to grow and stay true to their own understanding. I want to help people think well. I want their understanding of the world to co-exist with itself, or change in order to accomplish harmony...even if their conclusion and/or process is different then mine.
I was reading some of a book that ive had for years called, "Voltaire's Bastards", these are some quotes that I was thinking about thus far in my reading.
“Ours is a civilization astonishing in the degree to which it seems to see and know” – (6)
“Nothing frightens those in authority more then criticism.” – (6)
“Language – not money or force – provides legitimacy.” – (7)
“There is nothing particularly original about breaking down the intellectual, political, social, and emotional walls behind which language has been imprisoned, freeing it, then watching while the poor thing is recaptured and locked up again. That process has been repeated endlessly throughout history.” – (7)
“Never has there been such a sea of available information, and yet all organizations – public or private – work on the principle that information is secret unless specifically declared not to be.” – (11)
“ There is a conviction that governments have never been so strong and at the same time a sense that they are virtually powerless to effect change unless some superhuman effort is made.” – (11)
...and to finish it all off....
“…while not blind, we see without being able to perceive the difference between illusion and reality.” – (12)
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