My Journal

Philosophy or

The love of Wisdom.

What is philopsophy? I have a book open in front of me. It is:

The many faces of Wisdom: Great Philopsophers Visions of Philopsophy, edited by Phil Washburn.

It's a very interesting book, but I've only read the first chapter so I don't really know the full story. What I do know is that Philopsophy can play a part in holding a nation and culture together, even giving them new meaning.

Confucius, it can be argued, gave the people of CHina what it really means to be Chinese then, and as some people say, the choices we make will haunt our children.

You see, he is a rather stubborn man who still haunts us all even though he's dead. He was a great believer in the status quo, that people should try to live as harmoniusly as they could. The way to do this was to be enlightened about the mstakes of those who came before and to make sure that the mistakes are not repeated. Furthermore, the status quo must be maintained so that there will be stability. In case you're wondering whether this meant to the translation that the elite should stay as the elite, it doesn't. In fact, Confucius (If I'm not wrong) encouraged the people to overthrow the current ruler if he/she was unjust.

That's one of the problems with the Chinese. The status quo must be maintained to the best of the abilities of the rulers, and changes should only be made when they threathen the people.


Vanity of vanities. Kill the Buddha as you meet him, kill the father as you meet him. Don't be captivated by anyone, just live your life the way you are.