This is my answer to the question 'Why does man look for love, happiness, tranquillity?'
Everybody wants to be loved, everybody wants to be happy. But though everyone knows what it is love and happiness, nobody knows the way to reach them. First of all we could say that men initially look for love and happiness and later men look for tranquillity and peace. Otherwise it could be said that love and tranquillity are both means to reach happiness. It is obvious that we don't look only for happiness: mankind is also fond of war, power, glory...but felicity is surely the ultimate wish, the more precious treasure we could ever desire. But who knows the formula? Many people refuse to answer, other fatally fall in artificial pleasures given by drugs. But is happiness a mere secretion of hormones? The Italian poet Leopardi thought men would never be totally happy because their desire is infinite and so enormous that it can't be satisfied. On the contrary antique Greek and Buddhist have taught us that we must abandon every desire of pleasure if we want to become glad and gain a state of grace. The glittering eyed mariner of Coleridge's 'Rime' at the end of the ballad he is bitten by remorse and has no chance to find serenity again. Then he travels and tells his story to a young lad in order to prevent other damage. The mariner says that our behaviour must be respectful towards every living being. Death will heal his wound and convey peace. The soul of the mariner will find tranquillity when he'll die. And maybe happiness. The character of this sailor teaches that it is possible that one can feel desperate and love the whole Nature at the same time. As far as Frankenstein's creature is concerned, it has travelled all around the world and didn't find his 'father' affection nor society's communion. When its frustration became unbearable, its fury exploded and made him kill and destroy Dr. Frankenstein life. And then the creature plunged into icy water in order to find peace and rest. Even in this case death brings serenity and has a curative role. Concluding we could say there are two ways to reach felicity: an active one and a passive one. The active one consists in extending our love to as much as possible. The passive way consists in leaving every hope of pleasure, desire and salvation. Each path is hard to endure and will require every energy a man can provide. Which one will you choose?
Finally I managed to sign up. This blog is really fantastic, I have never seen a blog between boys and teachers. Are really happy, thanks Binucci to have created this blog..
I choose the active one. I do that because i think that we can reach happiness just fighting for it. Nobody can give up without trying. Yes, it's true that we have to look for something real and not for something stupid and impossible to reach...but we have to try, we must try... Ele
I (re)watched this film last Monday and I think that these words are so beautiful and real..All our life is made of love..We try to follow reason but our heart and our instinct will always win.. For this reason I thought to write in our blog this phrase..:) Ari
"Il vero sapiente è colui che sa di non sapere"
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RispondiEliminanon si è vecchi fino a che si è curiosi...
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"feel it, breath it, believe it and you'll be walking on air..." Kerli-Walking on air
RispondiEliminaThis is my answer to the question 'Why does man look for love, happiness, tranquillity?'
RispondiEliminaEverybody wants to be loved, everybody wants to be happy. But though everyone knows what it is love and happiness, nobody knows the way to reach them. First of all we could say that men initially look for love and happiness and later men look for tranquillity and peace. Otherwise it could be said that love and tranquillity are both means to reach happiness. It is obvious that we don't look only for happiness: mankind is also fond of war, power, glory...but felicity is surely the ultimate wish, the more precious treasure we could ever desire. But who knows the formula? Many people refuse to answer, other fatally fall in artificial pleasures given by drugs. But is happiness a mere secretion of hormones? The Italian poet Leopardi thought men would never be totally happy because their desire is infinite and so enormous that it can't be satisfied. On the contrary antique Greek and Buddhist have taught us that we must abandon every desire of pleasure if we want to become glad and gain a state of grace. The glittering eyed mariner of Coleridge's 'Rime' at the end of the ballad he is bitten by remorse and has no chance to find serenity again. Then he travels and tells his story to a young lad in order to prevent other damage. The mariner says that our behaviour must be respectful towards every living being. Death will heal his wound and convey peace. The soul of the mariner will find tranquillity when he'll die. And maybe happiness. The character of this sailor teaches that it is possible that one can feel desperate and love the whole Nature at the same time. As far as Frankenstein's creature is concerned, it has travelled all around the world and didn't find his 'father' affection nor society's communion. When its frustration became unbearable, its fury exploded and made him kill and destroy Dr. Frankenstein life. And then the creature plunged into icy water in order to find peace and rest. Even in this case death brings serenity and has a curative role. Concluding we could say there are two ways to reach felicity: an active one and a passive one. The active one consists in extending our love to as much as possible. The passive way consists in leaving every hope of pleasure, desire and salvation. Each path is hard to endure and will require every energy a man can provide. Which one will you choose?
Finally I managed to sign up. This blog is really fantastic, I have never seen a blog between boys and teachers. Are really happy, thanks Binucci to have created this blog..
RispondiEliminaLove is like the time comes and then goes away.
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RispondiEliminaI choose the active one. I do that because i think that we can reach happiness just fighting for it. Nobody can give up without trying. Yes, it's true that we have to look for something real and not for something stupid and impossible to reach...but we have to try, we must try...
RispondiEliminaEle
"La vita è amore,la ragione è contro,l'istinto è a favore"..from the film "Flipper"..
RispondiEliminaI (re)watched this film last Monday and I think that these words are so beautiful and real..All our life is made of love..We try to follow reason but our heart and our instinct will always win..
RispondiEliminaFor this reason I thought to write in our blog this phrase..:)
Ari