Everyone wants something, even the enlightened ones who seem to want more than most.
Sometimes I wonder if its this trait that makes us want to do more and more until what was important earlier is replaced by some other ideal. There is no absolute right or wrong but there is just perspective.
I had an interesting taxi drive - a retired Chicago taxi driver who now drives an Uber taxi. Over a long drive he explained how he is a history buff and was keen to understand India and Pakistan as to why we can't get along. One thing led to another and we were soon discussing perspectives of Greek philosophy of rational logic, Jewish beliefs, Chinese and Indian beliefs.
Its strange to think how much knowledge exists and how it is stored and perceived. This person can hold forth on various beliefs but refuses to acknowledge the differences that exists today between cultures.
Our minds almost shape beliefs to be what we want them to be and build buttresses of logic to support them. Selective cognition perhaps.
Just the thought of a life that does not involve all this chaos seems like a goal. But then again, we are not meant to be peaceful.
Sometimes I wonder if its this trait that makes us want to do more and more until what was important earlier is replaced by some other ideal. There is no absolute right or wrong but there is just perspective.
I had an interesting taxi drive - a retired Chicago taxi driver who now drives an Uber taxi. Over a long drive he explained how he is a history buff and was keen to understand India and Pakistan as to why we can't get along. One thing led to another and we were soon discussing perspectives of Greek philosophy of rational logic, Jewish beliefs, Chinese and Indian beliefs.
Its strange to think how much knowledge exists and how it is stored and perceived. This person can hold forth on various beliefs but refuses to acknowledge the differences that exists today between cultures.
Our minds almost shape beliefs to be what we want them to be and build buttresses of logic to support them. Selective cognition perhaps.
Just the thought of a life that does not involve all this chaos seems like a goal. But then again, we are not meant to be peaceful.
