Archive for Learning
What I have learned…
Posted by: | CommentsI have received so many letters.
So many stories filled with wisdom.
So many tips for surviving your twenties.
Again and again I have been told that I am an “old soul.” This I cannot deny.
I sift through life a bit differently than my peers. I have seen more things than most my age.
But still?
These letters are teaching me more than I imagined.
They are teaching me to cherish. To Love. And To Believe.
Throughout the past two weeks I have found myself trying to soak up moments that would have otherwise went unnoticed.
I am looking at my world a bit differently these days. I see a moment and I feel it in my heart.
THUD
This moment won’t last forever.
THUD
Aiden staring up at a tall building and feeling so very small.
THUD.
Huddling close with friends after a night of dancing.
THUD
The first swim of the summer.
THUD.
The realization that he won’t be four forever.
THUD.
The realization that I won’t be twenty-two forever.
THUD.
One day not far from now my friends will be married. They will have babies and families. They may have careers and homes. Aiden will be older and so will I. My life will be nothing like it is now. Everything is changing. Everything is in motion. Your twenties is a process. An adventure. A time for learning.
But thanks to your letters.
Thanks to your beautiful stories.
I believe that it is going to turn out ok.
Maybe even better than I could imagine.
Kantian Theory: Applied to Life
Posted by: | CommentsI am putting on my Philosophy hat today. I decided to switch my major from Marketing to Philosophy after taking a Business Ethics course. This course made me question morality. The idea of what is ethical and what makes an act ethical. I have always had a slant toward Kantian Theory.
Something about his way of thought just made sense to me. So today I am approaching the way in which we make decisions and the way in which we should. (according to Kant)
”Kant had argued that hypothetical moral systems do not persuade people to act moral because they are concerned with the outcome as a whole and do little to instruct an individual why it is in their best interest to behave morally.”
“A categorical imperative then makes an unconditional requirement to behave in such a way that it is an end in and of itself rather than a justification of that end.”
So often, when we make decisions in life we focus on the end. We justify our decisions by what would have happened. We justify our decisions by what could have happened. We justify our decisions by what should have happened. In truth, the only thing we have control over is our decision. So when making a choice don’t consider the end result consider what is the best choice in that moment. For all that you can control is that moment. For all that you can control is you. Make your decisions wisely for you never know how they may end.
p.s. I could not find the specific reading I was looking for. So I have quoted Wiki Answer. Precise I know. However, these were the exact points I was looking to make.
