Life Philosophy
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 5:23 pm
As I grow older (now 83), more time to look back on the bits and pieces of philosophy that have formed my own outlook on life. No single item or event, but one of the most compelling times in the past, was when we lived in Concord MA, near Walden Pond. Naturally this led to reading Thoreau's "On Walden Pond". A study of living simply, and a key part of "Transcendentalism". This led to more study of this mid 1850's philosophy.... furthered by reading and researching the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson , (members of the original study group.)
It's hard to describe but cuts to the core of personal perception of people and events. In a way, the ability to step back and look at people and what is happening... from afar. To realize that what is said or done, is not a measure of the person or the societal reaction that appears on first look, but a peek behind the curtain.
We all have some parts of our make up that come from our journey through life. What we are is a product of what we've seen, read, or experienced. Most of the time, people talk about their life philosophy by describing it in a few words. That said, have you ever considered why you do what you do, think what you think, get angry, miserable, sad, or live a generally happy life?
I confess that until the past 5 or years... no thought of the "whys". Now, looking back to understand, has led to an inner peace that wasn't there in the long term past.
As an aside.... I feel that I can understand the speed of our politics, environmental pressures, technology, and even the psychology of younger persons. It is very comforting.
Your thoughts on the subject?![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
It's hard to describe but cuts to the core of personal perception of people and events. In a way, the ability to step back and look at people and what is happening... from afar. To realize that what is said or done, is not a measure of the person or the societal reaction that appears on first look, but a peek behind the curtain.
We all have some parts of our make up that come from our journey through life. What we are is a product of what we've seen, read, or experienced. Most of the time, people talk about their life philosophy by describing it in a few words. That said, have you ever considered why you do what you do, think what you think, get angry, miserable, sad, or live a generally happy life?
I confess that until the past 5 or years... no thought of the "whys". Now, looking back to understand, has led to an inner peace that wasn't there in the long term past.
As an aside.... I feel that I can understand the speed of our politics, environmental pressures, technology, and even the psychology of younger persons. It is very comforting.
Your thoughts on the subject?
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)