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beliefs Just like there are no two snowflakes of the same kind. We are all very different. Every h person has different, albeit special, beliefs. And these beliefs should be what, over the years, shape our lives to what it is. We can all be very selfish. For to each and every one of us we are what is real and everyone else around us is fake. For us not to do something that we want or for us not to say something that we want to say is taking away from our life. Every time we take away from our life we take part of our special little contribution to this world away. Each one of us expects people to be real to them so why should we lie to others and not be real to them and ourselves. I see life in this light because; I find it hard to believe that I have the same beliefs as the serial killer down the street. When he goes on television and says he killed all of those people because everyone was out to get him that is his belief. His mind may have somewhat altered the perceptions that his reality is based upon, but it was based upon those perceptions nonetheless. In my opinion, our perceptions of life changes as we grow. When we are first born the trees and clouds outside are not part of our understanding, because we haven’t even seen them yet. And, when an Aunt and Uncle first come to visit, they will just be two loving strangers. The nature of the relationship will not even matter until knowledge on the subject edges into the mind. The transition from 6th to 7th grade was particularly hurtful to my reality. I wasn’t the big guy in the school anymore. There were older people acting like I was when I was the “King of the Hill”, so to speak. When I got to my senior year it took another course. All of a sudden, my classes weren’t so easy anymore, and I wasn’t able to breeze through them like before. Teachers were preparing my fellow classmates and I for college, and they started grading a little tougher, as college professors would. Then there’s the media. I mean we voted an actor into office to make decisions pertaining to the survival of our race -- our race being humanity. There line between black or white, yellow or brown is lessening. The glorious gift of mass communication has eradicated any once standing belief that one tribe is superior over another (give or take a few fanatics). That is a benefit, not a fault. I am a firm believer that any form of prejudice against another person based on sexual preference; physical makeup or material wealth is an inbred weakness in our genetic programming. The next step in our evolution is to expand past this floating ball of dirt and spread outwards. We have done all that we can on this rock and now it is time to move on to bigger and better things. Our lives may be meaningless as individuals (it is our own ego that makes us think we are important) but as a whole we do have some importance in the Grand scheme of things. If we could only overcome our ignorance based on cosmetic differences, the time that we spend on this festering piece of crap would be far more rewarding. Whether you believe in Jesus, Allah, Buddha, atoms or elves, it makes no difference. When you are dead, you are dead. You revert to where you originally came from, so don't try and fight it. We all have the choice to end our lives when we see fit, but suicide is just used as a means of escape for those of us too weak to continue. Suicide is useless unless you are 80 years old and dying of cancer. If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look like something like the following: There would be:*span style="mso-spacerun: yes"* */span*57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 8 Africans 52 would be female 48 would be male 70 would be nonwhite 30 would be white 70 would be non-Christian 30 would be Christian 89 would be heterosexual 11 would be homosexual 6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth All 6 would be from the United States would have a computer. When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent. Philosophy is an all-important aspect of our lives. It is philosophy that we turn to when we have the need to seek out a guiding principle for our lives. Therefore, philosophy holds a prominent place in society and in the world. Basically, everyone is a philosopher (or a dreamer and risk-taker), but it takes the creative genius and reasoning of brilliant thinkers to bring about world-shattering concepts. Nevertheless, the common man also ruminates about his life and his unique existence to try to find the meaning of his life. Over a life time, a constitution or a theme is developed to discern the ideas that one can readily accept. Interestingly, the philosophies of men separated by vast chasms of time and space all embrace upon a common theme of life. This theme is so broad as to encompass everyone's ideas and beliefs and allows for future inclusions. When a person finds another who shares the same ideas, then he bonds with him in solace. Yet when a group shares the same ideas, then dangerous factions could erupt. One idea that is not clear between the belligerent parties is that all the ideas are right, none is wrong so long as the belief is strong. Philosophy is here to unify us into common causes, not to pit us against one another. What one believes is sacred and my own beliefs, I cherish dearly. In this aspect, philosophy allows us to live our lives with confidence, because we know that ideas cannot be taken from us. In the United States, we can feel free to express our opinions and beliefs as long as we do not impinge upon other's rights. This is where a common philosophy has been accepted and adopted by a people. This macrocosmic unity of a nation demonstrates the power of philosophy. In another area, philosophy is vital: religion. Religions are perhaps the largest groups of people who share a common philosophy. Their uniform beliefs cause the members of each religion to philosophize in a common theme in which the religion does not allow any radical deviation. One of philosophy's most important aspects is its flexibility. It was this flexibility that encouraged great thinkers to expound their ideas. In each stage of transition and growth there is an opportunity for new philosophies to come in and help us live our lives better. Philosophy grants us the chance to live a fulfilled life, full of actions and thoughts true to ourselves. We find enlightenment in philosophy from others and ourselves. There is always some satisfaction when a new idea comes to us. Such is the excitement in discovery that René Descartes even went so far as to proclaim, "I think, therefore I am." Philosophy is truly unique in all its ways. Since the very first moment when man recognized that he was able to think and perceive innovative ideas, man has never ceased to think. Man considers himself unique for his unparalleled ability to conceive new thoughts, revise old ones, and live in harmony with the present ones. This sort of view typified man's inveterate belief that he is not just a mere animal but rather a being that has been able to transcend his former bestiality on to a higher plateau of reasoning. On this plateau is an endless plain that stretches beyond comprehension. It is on this plain that all of us find new thoughts, reject them, discover our own, add new ones, and finally, settle with our own philosophy of life. Man cherishes his own philosophy because it is something that is close to his heart and out of reach. He needs a philosophy in order for him to live. This guides him in all his actions in life. Screw the status quo. Live for yourself. Be independent from what the mainstream dictates what you should and shouldn't do. Above all, survive. My point being, reality is not something to be set up against a standard. It is totally abstract from every other reality around it. Life as we know it is nothing but our respective Bibliography:

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