And you know what, I fucking agree with Bunin. Life has to have a perfect moment, something that nothing else can ever live up to, and we all might as well die after the moment has passed
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My philosophical rand theological ramblings on stuff.aaron_coreFebruary 12 2006, 07:59:55 UTC
Personally, I think as we travel through life we are on a teleological journey to perfection. Maybe that single perfect moment of perfection is just an indicator that someone has reached another state of being or understanding, a mountain top if you will. Then, when that moment ends, there is more tribulation that serves to build character, until yet an even bigger moment of perfection is reached. This process continues unto the point of natural death.
I guess what I am saying is that I agree with much of what you say. I think it is ultimately pessimistic to think "Oh, yesterday was so perfect that there will never be something as equally good or even better. Time to kill myself." I actually find the idea absurd since our innate God given natural abilities, like faith and hope, not to mention a person's attitude and worldview have so much to do with how we experience things. For instance, there are some people who are bed ridden in almost a constant state of suffering, far away from what can be called happieness.One would think that these kind of people are not very likely ever to experience that hypothetical perfect moment, and yet many of these people cling to hope and find some way to live and have joy despite the pain. I think it is because such people decide to look for perfection in the smallest of things, in the midst of pain.
On a deeper personal level, as a Christian, I don't think anyy moment in mortal life is perfect, because we are flawed, but there are moments when we experience a type of ecstasy that is a result of God's constant intervention and molding of us. It's kind of like every once and a while you relise that you are at a higher level of godliness, and when we have these relisations we experience certain majestic feelings. This process of molding through pain and relisation through ecstacy continues through the entire life of a human being, with the perfect moment not culminating in life, but after life ends when we live in the presence of God forever.
Anyway, this is my personal beliefe. I'm not pushing it on you I just thought you would be interested in knowing that I kind of agree with you. e-mail me back on your thoghts. Pleeeaaaase
This process continues unto the point of natural death.
I guess what I am saying is that I agree with much of what you say. I think it is ultimately pessimistic to think "Oh, yesterday was so perfect that there will never be something as equally good or even better. Time to kill myself." I actually find the idea absurd since our innate God given natural abilities, like faith and hope, not to mention a person's attitude and worldview have so much to do with how we experience things. For instance, there are some people who are bed ridden in almost a constant state of suffering, far away from what can be called happieness.One would think that these kind of people are not very likely ever to experience that hypothetical perfect moment, and yet many of these people cling to hope and find some way to live and have joy despite the pain. I think it is because such people decide to look for perfection in the smallest of things, in the midst of pain.
On a deeper personal level, as a Christian, I don't think anyy moment in mortal life is perfect, because we are flawed, but there are moments when we experience a type of ecstasy that is a result of God's constant intervention and molding of us. It's kind of like every once and a while you relise that you are at a higher level of godliness, and when we have these relisations we experience certain majestic feelings. This process of molding through pain and relisation through ecstacy continues through the entire life of a human being, with the perfect moment not culminating in life, but after life ends when we live in the presence of God forever.
Anyway, this is my personal beliefe. I'm not pushing it on you I just thought you would be interested in knowing that I kind of agree with you. e-mail me back on your thoghts. Pleeeaaaase
-Aaron
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