Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Question B

All you need is love? No our daily lives require much more than just love, we require food, shelter, and clothing. But putting the obvious aside, this statement seems like it would be the way to go if we wanted a world where there was no hate and everyone was tolerant of each other. That sounds nice, but in reality what does it mean?

If we all lived in a society where we loved thy neighbor and we treated each other as equals, would there be a leader seeing as we are all equal. And if we are equal, what is the point of having a leader? In a perfect world there would be no leaders because everyone would live a perfect life without being told. There would be no debates on who is the better leader because everyone would lead in the same style.

That is another big issue, no debates. Sure, disagreements are what causes the violent conflicts in this world today, but they also lead to new discovery's that have benefited everyone for the better. A loyal and reasonable opposition are healthy for us in a way.
Seeing as we are all the same, loving each other, we have nothing that picks each other out from everyone else. When we all we need is love and we live in a society where we all loved each, we become the same. What's the point doing something like that if it meant giving up who we are as people. There would be no individuality, nothing thats separates one from another. What's the point of living in a world like that?

That is why I agree with Confucius, we need to be able to hold people in higher respects than others. Our lives require an opposition to our beliefs, otherwise life would be pretty boring.

2 comments:

  1. I agree with you for the most part, but your point on respecting some people more than others could be looked at as a bit contradictory. If we hold some people LOWER than others, isn't that disrupting a harmonious social order and therefore a lesser world to that of peace and love? Shouldn't we accept everyone and not put others down?

    I agree with you, but that is simply another way of looking at it.

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  2. You raise a lot of interesting points, Ben. I wonder, however, if looking out for your fellow man really causes a loss of individuality. Can't we look out for each other and invent and discover new things? This needs clarification.

    You agree w/ Confucius that some need to be held in higher esteem, but who? Should a son always listen to his parents? Honor their every wish?

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