Happiness is the subjective dimension of wanting the good. Good meaning the material ones, affectivity, and the spiritual ones; hierarchical kng baga…You do not possess "that" good that I want; ergo, I would not be happy with you. Wow, syllogism! I found my middle term! Maybe somewhere in this statement lies the reason why some people are not happy sa "hindi pagpigil ng lifestyle nila". In the end, they realize the acrid reality na, what now? Sawa ba,,, ung tipong, oh shit, nagkamali ako, hindi pala nakakatuwa to. The thing is, this could be readily prevented. Yun nga lng, ika nga ni Svidrigailov sa Crime & Punishment, is that a weak man is that who makes "Reason a slave to his passions." God, natumpak mo Dostoevsky… Now, I do get it….and I understand:)….I am awakened to the fact that there are deceived beings on earth. Cos I learned that not all goods (esp. carnal ones) can make us happy, which is why we can be deceived. Give away "that act" like a candy, one then wonders, is it still sweet? Bittersweet? Sweet? Right…keep telling yourself that cos un nga eh, d dpat tumigil ng isang tao db? I wonder then, how does it taste now? Masaya b sila?
The will has two dimensions nga daw, Will as Spontaneous ("ut nature"), and Will as Choice ("ut ratio")…The former deals with the Will wanting the good (the good in its purest form), and the latter deals with the Will wanting the happiness dependent on a particular good, or on particular goods. So what are you, the former, the latter, the neutral, or the combined?
All men instinctively know the idea of good and bad? Really? makes me wonder why some men, and yes women, act primarily on instincts(hindi ung fight or flight syndrome ah)..or rather, FOLLOW their instincts…we’re not in the Amazon right? or are we? Just please inform me if we are, I might be lost…need to get back to humanity..(*crawls on all fours*)
"It’s harder to break HABITS than to acquire them."- i could not agree more.
and what is a Habit? Habit is> 1) a particular practice, custom, or usage. 2) compulsive need, inclination; addiction (ahoy there mayt! we might have stumbled upon something!) 3) Mental character or disposition …we create Habits through MERE REPETITION…que horror///now, i Get it.
So what was it again about it not being a habit? Right….Jesus-tap-dancing-Christ ika nga ni Stan kay Cartman…
wait, i am not sarcastic in any way..In fact, I am awakened to things & I am peaceful at the moment..I’m just hearing Doc. Mariano & Dr. Cenzon’s lectures in my head right now, which is why I type away..I could not contain it in my head, might as well type it.
Rightness and Wrongness, as qualifiers of human action, are precisely attributed only to human actions and never to actions of animals….Are you sure I’m not in the Amazon??? Buti pa nga ibang aso, sabihan mong "bad doggy!", sumusunod at tumitino, given it’s being an animal. Bat mas malala pa ibang tao? Kaya nga ung iba, wag natin ihalintulad sa hayop, may mas respeto pa ko sa mga hayop kesa sa kanila. Prang ung ibang politicians, mga buwaya daw at crab…I love crabs! nyway, i am digressing… What was it again about relativity and subjectivity??? Right…Justifications…Why are there standards based on the rightness or wrongness of one’s actions? Exactly! cos right and wrong does exist! If collectivities of persons say that what you did was wrong, maybe, there is something wrong. Hmmm..just a thought…well not actually, it’s a no-brainer…kaya nga may rules of conduct, ethics, morality (both in the religious and social context) and laws…why do u think all that exist? Cos we are all friggin’ human beings…it is our nature to discern what is right and wrong…para san pa lahat ng yan? Kng kanya2 edi tara, magpatayan at maglokohan at mangago na lng taung lahat..un nman pala db? again, we are not in the Amazon.
What then defines us as human beings nowadays? I wonder…Are we regressing? Tipong backward motion ng evolution? Balik sa primate form? Ika nga ni Robert Frost: "Go down the road less travelled…"….O nga nman, maybe in this road u’ll find out what it is essentially to be human and to be happy…