Your Personal Philosophy

keemar · 2014-10-26T04:03:40+00:00

Quote that changed my life. "Character is what you do when no one is looking". John Wooden via Joey Coco Diaz.

Edit: Actual quote is, "The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching."

Old_Pine_Tree · 2014-10-26T03:01:23+00:00

I am an atheist, so I almost invoke a form of the naturalistic fallacy as the foundational quality of my belief system in the sense that because my function demands the manipulation of matter in my coursing through space and time, then I therefore should do that.

To that end, I effect three methods - exploration, creation, and expression - from which I derive the full meaning of my life. What these principles achieve encompasses everything, so they are reductive in structure as opposed to prescriptive in value, but they all demand action and thus implicitly form the basis of my motivation.

favours_of_the_moon · 2014-10-26T03:46:05+00:00

Your life should be worth living.

And it will become so when you are not lying to yourself or trying to get something for nothing. When you have integrity.

stickfiguresk · 2014-10-26T04:30:05+00:00

Life sucks, an then you die. Could be worse though.

StevenLaBerge · 2014-10-26T10:19:02+00:00

Nothing has meaning by itself. You give it meaning.

oldredder · 2014-10-27T03:10:46+00:00

No beliefs for me. I base everything I do on what I need, and given free time money, and damn thing I please that doesn't require credit or driving, because I don't use credit & don't drive.

To keep organized so I waste little time I make a list of things to do, or a list of what to do at a particular place e.g. groceries., and the list dicates my actions while reviewing my time, money, what's the best way to get to 3 places in one trip, etc., would dictate the list.

For the rest of my time it's unstructured. Any damn thing I please. Sometimes much better just having no plan but leaving opportunities open.

prettylatebloomer · 2014-10-26T02:34:00+00:00

I believe that human life is... I'm not sure if I know how to put it into words. Human life is special. It's pretty amazing how life works. I'm not a theist, if I had to associate with a religious belief, I would identify best as an agnostic. Agnostic atheist. I don't believe there can be a God - I don't believe in a personal God - but I'm okay admitting there are things in this world that I'll just never understand. I believe that our actions dictate our lives. Life is unfair but both happiness and sorrow exist in all walks of life. I believe a lot of people don't take the personal responsibility that we need to take. Not a lot happens "just because." Actions have consequences and ultimately, we do have control over the way we choose to live our lives. One belief that I don't have a problem supporting is the belief in karma. Be good to others. Not in a beta way. Don't let people walk over you. Maintain your frame. When you can love yourself, it's easy to love others. The best way to be good is to focus on being the best you. Have something to offer to this world - to other people. The one duty we have with this one life we get is to maximize our personal potential.

dotrar · 2014-10-26T10:18:36+00:00

I take a lot of my philosophy from stoic philosophy, I dunno why - it always just resounds with me.

do what is right, everything is external to you. your duty is to keep the god that is within you happy. you cannot expect everyone to do it correctly - but you must strive to do everything you do correctly. because nothing will stop you from achieving except for your own ignorance. what does not harm the city does not harm the citizen either; if a man complains, that is his problem, but you cannot complain. even death is natural so why fear and fret when the time comes? what difference does 3 years make to 3000 years?

some choice quotes from Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. : ( just going to keep typing, possible wall of text )

Someone who does not know that there is an ordered universe does not know where he is. Someone who does not know the natural purpose of the universe does not know who he is or what the universe is. Someone who fails in any one of these ways could not tell the purpose of his own existence either. So what do you think of the man who fears or courts the applause of an audience who have no idea where they are or who they are?

Nothing can happen to any human being outside the experience which is natural to humans - an ox too experiences nothing foreign to the nature of oxen, a vine nothing foreign to the nature of vines, a stone nothing outside the property of a stone. So if each thing experiences what is usual and natural for it why should you complain? Universal nature has brought you nothing you can't endure.

It is human nature to love even those who trip and fall. This follows if you reflect at the time that all men are brothers; that they go wrong through ignorance, not intent; that in a short while both you an they will be dead; and above all, that the man has not harmed you - he has not made your directing mind worse than it was before

These were just selected by randomly opening the pages and reading. then my all time favorite 3:5

You should take no action unwillingly, selfishly, uncritically, or with conflicting motives. do not dress up you thoughts in smart finery; do not be a gabbler or a meddler. Further, let the god that is within you be the champion of the being you are - a male, mature in years, a statesman, a Roman, a ruler: one who has taken his post like a soldier waiting for the retreat from life to sound, and ready to depart, past the need for any loyal oath or human witness. And see that you keep a cheerful demeanor, and retain your independence of outside help and the peace which others can give. Your duty is to stand straight - not held straight.

Title	Your Personal Philosophy
Author	OG-Wyze
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Date	October 26, 2014 12:57 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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