read some philosophy now I'm feeling... happier all of a sudden
seriously guys I am pretty confused but I spent like the good part of a day a couple days ago reading some philosophy and now I am feeling happier all of a sudden. I didn't even read the Bible or anything like that it was just some obscure Italian philosophy. this feeling feels sort of faith based though so I am confused, like I have undenying faith now that things will work out as they are supposed to - in a positive way even. I would go so far as to say that it is shaking my core foundation in a positive manner - something has shifted from 'I am doing things hoping that they will work out' to 'I am doing things, I have faith that it will work out, I will succeed, etc'. it sounds like something you would hear in a Jim Rohn motivational video, in that it may seem cheesy, but this idea of faith is actually extremely powerful from the few days that I have experienced this at least. anyone ever have a similar experience?
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Good for you dude! Change in perspective can bring a lot of amazing things. I think we tend to get hyper-focused on "what is next, what is happening, etc." and when we take a minute to step back, think about the universe and our place in it, and understand that a life worth living inherently requires faith in good things to come, then life just gets... better. Super glad to hear that you're happier!
I'd hope that if/when this wears off or the intensity decreases, that you continue to reflect on it, use it as a foundation, and build from there. I think that the key to abiding happiness in this life is to learn to revert back to a happy mean, but remember my place and my worth as a child of God. Highs and lows are both better when put in context of faith in good things to come.
Could you please share what you read? I need this in my life right now.
sure - the wreckage of philosophy by mimmo cagiano - much of it is too high level for me to understand but you can pick out interesting pieces if you read it. it might be like playing with dynamite though because while it has changed my state for the better (so far at least), the author that this book is about had a somewhat pessimistic worldview I would say. I just want to warn you ahead of time that much of the language is mumbo jumbo, but you may be able to find your own meaning in it.
some interesting pieces from this book about the obscure Italian philosopher who I have been studying a bit for the past couple of years (these are not direct quotes from the Italian philosopher's book, I am basically reading a book about his book):
- we seem to be something that is, when in reality we are something that is continuously becoming
- man depends on an objectivity that he himself has created, that he himself has objectified
- it's in direct relation to the capacity to lie that the level of one society may be measured against another society
- is not the essence of every ancient tragedy the journey of the hero along the roads of conscience... only to fall back down under the laws of the social organism
- material interests translate into moral interests, but in the individual's mind it is a moral perspective
- 遗嘱是一种缺乏的形式，主体的意志总是包括欲望的对象（我们假设当我们只是被自我保存驱动时，我们是掌权的对象）
- the consciousness of the individual subject is nothing more than the state of need of the same subject
- the things that are necessary for man to satisfy his needs become a reality for him because he can rely on them for the future, this reliance for the future is the actual reality in every present (consciousness)
- it is impossible to see all of reality together, everyone finds the taste of bread different after a meal than before
- reality is a set of usable things, reality is a set of objects to attach ones perception in order to satisfy their need
- the flower sees the propagation of its pollen in the bee, while the bee sees sweet food for is larvae in the flower, each sees itself as if in a mirror, each knows only that this is good for it and uses the other as a means to its own end
- reality is the expression of a continuous attempt at domination in which the need to affirm one's need constantly collides with the wills/needs of other individuals - therefore every subject tries to subjugate others (objects) to his own perception, will, and reason
- insofar as you affirm what is just to yourself, you deny what is just to others
- reason is not based on justice
- his life is a refusal and a fight against all the temptations of illusory satisfactions
- the subject takes on different roles in this system, he is the object of other objects (a thing among things)
- memory is not really your memory, it is memory reconciled in order to gain satisfaction, a satisfaction that is premeditated and permitted by society
- 远见是与对象的关系表达的不稳定意愿 - 一种永远无法完全满足主题的意志。但是，只有在社会结构保持不变的情况下，这种远见才能有效
- things that are useful to the position of life will be called good while those that are damaging will be called bad
- in appeasing his companions he finds the illusion of individuality
- subject to rhetoric, the individual will no longer want to subjugate others to his determined will, but rather force them to yield to the will of society (and he will be assisted by the entire system of rhetoric)
- there is no 'social agreement', rather the will of those who hold power in society shapes the way the rest of society behaves
That's great! Sounds like a positive change for you. Some of my favorite courses outside my major were philosophy. I got to take logic, ethics, and history. It's so refreshing to flex a different mental muscle and expand beyond straight econ and finance. I think every banker should take a little liberal arts, whether that's literature, philosophy, classics etc.
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