Yeah, it is kind of a free discussion. Recently I have been on a hike high in the mountains and I have been thinking over some issues.
Do you think our society failed along the centuries? Have you ever thought about what suffering brings to humanity and how much, how immensely much humanity has suffered and the individual itself?
And I am starting this thread partly because we all have read lyrics concerning issues like this.
As Stanne says - "communication failed". During my stay-in the mountains, isolated in an unhectic place, I realised - IT is the place where I belong to and where man generally belongs to - the woods. It is where he can be what he is meant to be - a social animal ( as philosophers say)
And if MAN should be any superior to other living creatures for he knows reason and intelligence, he should b able to bulid society and be part of it.
The facts, however, show us far more different situation ( I think you would agree on this).
Humanity has always looked more like a herd of animals, rather than a society of intelligent creatures. And what makes it so is egoism: THE STRIVING to satisfy needs and survive. Just like animals. They use the herd to preserve their lives and to earn benefits. GIVING is unknown.
And I think, what differs human from animals is giving - giving to others. Society, as a community is a place to live and give, give your efforts and love for good.
Egoism is not a bad thing-it is survival - but it is an obstacle for every society and it is the base for materialism and Capitalism in its all manifestations.
Personally, I am litle an egoist and I live, learn and walk for my family, for my love and soon enough for my children. I find sense in it. Other people do not. But egoism makes me lonely. Satisfaction and survial, at least to me, is nothing worhty of achieving. Giving you efforts to people you love is worthy enough, though.
So, what do you think of it?
Do you think our society failed along the centuries? Have you ever thought about what suffering brings to humanity and how much, how immensely much humanity has suffered and the individual itself?
And I am starting this thread partly because we all have read lyrics concerning issues like this.
As Stanne says - "communication failed". During my stay-in the mountains, isolated in an unhectic place, I realised - IT is the place where I belong to and where man generally belongs to - the woods. It is where he can be what he is meant to be - a social animal ( as philosophers say)
And if MAN should be any superior to other living creatures for he knows reason and intelligence, he should b able to bulid society and be part of it.
The facts, however, show us far more different situation ( I think you would agree on this).
Humanity has always looked more like a herd of animals, rather than a society of intelligent creatures. And what makes it so is egoism: THE STRIVING to satisfy needs and survive. Just like animals. They use the herd to preserve their lives and to earn benefits. GIVING is unknown.
And I think, what differs human from animals is giving - giving to others. Society, as a community is a place to live and give, give your efforts and love for good.
Egoism is not a bad thing-it is survival - but it is an obstacle for every society and it is the base for materialism and Capitalism in its all manifestations.
Personally, I am litle an egoist and I live, learn and walk for my family, for my love and soon enough for my children. I find sense in it. Other people do not. But egoism makes me lonely. Satisfaction and survial, at least to me, is nothing worhty of achieving. Giving you efforts to people you love is worthy enough, though.
So, what do you think of it?
Haha, so what then? Are we doomed? Is intelligence the greatest illusion?
