2 entries published in July 2009

 

4What is Philosophy?

Wednesday July29 2009 · ‹Philosophy›
 

Philosophy contrasts with normal life. If life is like driving a car, normality is to drive forward, and philosophy to revert to a wrong turn.

Most of the time, we do not philosophize. Our habit keeps us on the paths we are accustomed to. We simply follow the road lying ahead of us. We hardly notice crossings and turns any more than a straight road because driving has become automatic. We find comfort in the ordinary.

But every now and then, we get surprised; the way forward may be wrong or denied. When we get lost or face an impasse, we are forced to acknowledge our own mistake. We reconsider the taken path in which we had put faith in. This is the beginning of philosophy. Read more…


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3Paradigm Shift

Saturday July25 2009 · ‹Personal› · ‹Philosophy›
 

15 years ago, I was 20 years old and had an interesting encounter with a stranger on a ski lift. He was around 30 and he asked me if I had read the bible. I said I had not. He returned that by reading the bible he understood the meaning of life. While I did not think of reading it back then, I told myself, when I turn 30, I would give it a shot. Read more…


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