More Philosophy Ideas

My Philosophy

Think of the future.

Think about the effect your actions will have on tomorrow, next month, next year, the next ten year, the next hundred years, and the next thousand years.

Commit to the nourishment of the next generation.

Commit your time and resources to the nourishment of the next generation. Learn what the needs of children really are, our assumptions are often wrong.

Work to improve the lives of all humans.

Look beyond yourself. What you do to others will be returned to you. Do what you would wish that all other people would also do. Consider what the world would be like if all people did what you do. In all things consider and balance the needs of yourself, your family, your neighbors, your country, all humanity, and all life.

Live modestly.

Humans have certain needs, but our true needs for food and shelter are modest. Let your satisfaction come from within. We must be vigilant that we are not acquiring material things that are not really needed.

Live based on truth and reality.

Be willing to see the world as it really is. Be willing to see yourself as you really are. Be willing to change what you do not like about yourself. Do not blame others for what happens to you. Learn to recognize manipulation and avoid it.

Links

Foundation for Better Persons
A web site who's goal is to help people achieve a fulfilling and happy life through the improvement of the individual's virtue, wisdom, health and good relationships.

Life's Insights - Your Verse in the Book of Life
What verse would YOU add to the book of life? Please share your insight into what is truly important in life and browse the contributions of others.

Rules for Being Human

Growth Over a Lifetime

The habit of growth throughout life will be a characteristic of truly great societies. Personal growth means continuing education and learning about all areas of life including philosophy, psychology, health, relationships, and communication skills.

What we should do:

• Continue to learn throughout our life, not just during school years.
• Learn new skills that are challenging.

More Information:

• Attitude
• Books for Empowerment and Growth

More Philosophies that would Improve Society

• Responsibility. Life requires us to live with the consequences of our actions. We should put effort into making the best decisions we can, and then be prepared to live with the consequences.

• Forgiveness. Forgiveness is the opposite of condemning. We made every decision in our life using the information and emotions we had at the moment. We should not condemn ourselves for what has happened in the past, all we can do is learn from out mistakes. Likewise, we should not condemn others for their mistakes.

• The philosophies you choose affect the results you get in life.

Keeping Humanity Safe

Pragmatism

Use the methods of science to identify what philosophies work best. You can never say that any particular philosophy is the one best philosophy because there is always the possibility that a better one will be discovered.

Tolerance

Because there is always the possibility of a better philosophy, we must never condemn those that propose a philosophy differing from our own. Likewise, we should expect that others will not condemn us for the same reasons.

Nonviolence

If we are tolerant, then we cannot promote violence against those that have different philosophies. Likewise, if we are peaceful we should expect others to be peaceful toward us.

Violence Against Violence

Those who use violence against the peaceful should be opposed with violence. This is the only case where violence is justified. If violence must be used, then be prepared to completely overpower an enemy. But violence is a last resort when all other means have failed, sometime violence can be prevented by early nonviolent intervention.