Ch An Buddhism Poem Analysis

The men cannot say anything about the next move of nature. When one man asks the captain if they will make it, but the captain said it depends on the wind. This makes them feel weak and insignificant. As narrator says, “He at first wishes to throw bricks at the temple, and he hates deeply the fact that there are no bricks and no temples." (Sec 6).

Here the influence of religion and ethics are completely ignored and therein lead to them deriving no meaning or purpose out of their lives. An elucidation to the claim made previously in the above can be seen in the religious knowledge system of Buddhism. Throughout the Buddha's long period of teaching the Dharma to his followers, He actively discouraged speculative arguments. During the 5th century B.C. India was a veritable hive of intellectual activity where scholars, yogis, philosophers, kings and even ordinary householders were constantly engaged in the philosophical arguments pertaining to human existence.

These false reports are mainly from poor and uneducated masses. Testimonies of miracles are common among these people, but not by those who live in civilized society. Anyway, if we rely on Hume’s understanding, there would be no miracles whatsoever to believe in. Another reason we can’t trust the testimonies of miracles

Even if the Buddha is not

Mr. Worldly Wise's urge for Christian was unsuccessful, because Christian is not supposed to settle for the good; he aims for the best. His moment of weakness is a sin because he nearly gives up his goal to reach the Celestial City, which is the Heaven. Village of Morality is comfortable, but it will never completely ease him of his burden, which is sin, in the way Celestial City will.

“Eden” can only exist without the presence of humans because humans belong away from perfection where struggle may be found. A plant that is watered daily, soaked with sunshine, and kept locked away from the chance of abuse from the weather often grows weak and collapses in on itself. This occurs because the plant needs resistance. The wind and steady breeze

For this, McCandless should be admired for his views for allowing him to live his best life. In conclusion, McCandless is not a reckless individual who perishes due to arrogance. Instead, he is admirable because his ideals have allowed him to live with true happiness. He waits long years and even breaks his values temporarily in order to achieve his goals.

Martin Luther King Jr. has become one of the most recognizable figures of human history; mainly for fighting for the rights of the people and never backing down to societies wrongly actions of the time. Until now, I have never had an extended amount of thought of his speech, or how it applied to my life as of now. However, in more ways than I could possibly imagine does his speech apply to my life on numerous levels. Martin Luther King expresses in his speech that the people need to stand against wrongful actions, for when wrongful actions are made greater consequences are to come of it. This applies to my life because every day I encounter different situations, obstacles and objectives that I am persistent to defeat.

Being honest and opened regardless of the consequences, he stood by his concepts. During Socrates speech, I believe he knew he may not win his petition. With his courage and beliefs, he still shared his philosophical ways to attest his true being and as a

In the Nonfiction novel written by Mitch Albom, “Tuesdays With Morrie” tells of this author’s experiences with Mitch’s old professor, Morrie. Mitch recalls his experiences with Morrie very personal and impacted his life in a positive manner. Once it was time for Mitch to graduate, he promised his friend that they would stay in contact and continue to strengthen their relationship. Unfortunately, Mitch got caught in the trap of life and lost contact with his old professor for 16 years, until one day Mitch was flipping through channels on his T.V. and sure enough, there his old friend sat. It was on the Ted Koppel show that Morrie was talking about this disease he had encountered, ALS.