holy crap that is one of the most perplexing things ive ever seen im going to have to think about that
i've caught myself, upon numerous occasions,
saying something along the lines of:
(example) "...seeing how that family lives
in dire poverty, i certainly appreciate what
i have."
appreciate is similar to 'am thankful for'...
but to whom/what am i thankful to??
to where/whom is this statement/compulsion directed to??
holy crap that is one of the most perplexing things ive ever seen im going to have to think about that
hmmm. i think it's more a case of semantics, you're stuck with the word thankfull to describe your state, while you'd probably better use a word along the lines of "content" or "Happy with my situation".
Personally i think it's just a form of linguistic lock-in, the word thankfull was probably first used in a situation between a subject and object, and now the word is also used for just subject-type phrases.
i see what you are saying completely.
its almost as if, by stating that to myself,
i'm presupposing the answer already. kinda
like: "what is the meaning of life"
its as if, when i'm appreciative... somehow the
cosmos had destined me to be in this place...
which, in a way, says alot about myself... or
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i've noticed that this statement (about appreciation)
is rather cliche... LOTS of people say it.
sometimes i see visions/images IRL and i get
so overwhelmed and i ACTUALLY think it to myself.
why?!?!?
is it because i'm a product of my culture/society?
it would appear so.
is my prompt to feel overwhelmed (with appreciation???)
ALSO a product of my culture/society???
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if that's the case... then doesn't that also
necessitate that my very being is conventionally made???
is everything i'm asking rhetorical??? [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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Must you ask?
Gratitude is a form of humility. Without gratitude, we would all just be jerks all of the time. Humility
is extremely important if one does not believe in religion.
Now, lets take this a step farther.
Is it possible that a non-religious person who can be humbled by their "fortunateness" is perhaps more of what God visualized than a God fearing person who
worships God but falls short in their relationship to other humans.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">this can open up a thousand cans of worms....Originally posted by Alex:
Humility is extremely important if one does not believe in religion.
as one has to clearly define what it means to be
'humble'/'humility'.
if being 'humble' is merely just a term used to
describe an expression of a certain perspective
that has been dramatically transformed into another
adjacent perspective.... then i'll agree.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">you aren't really making a legitimate statementOriginally posted by Alex:
Is it possible that a non-religious person who can be humbled by their "fortunateness" is perhaps more of what God visualized than a God fearing person who
worships God but falls short in their relationship to other humans.
here. when you say 'non-religious'... i interpret
that as meaning anyone that doesn't practice
ritual in order to satisfy a certain criteria...
with that said, i'm not sure what you meant in particular.
I define humility in the following manner.
The following is an oxymoron....
"I am a humble person"
.........
calling oneself humble is in essence bragging about being humble. Humility simply means "no matter what I think of myself", there is more for me to discover and learn from others, and from books.
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