This semester, I’m going to focus this blog on challenging the way we think – be that in how we label, things we assume to be true, or just perspectives we may not have considered.
Last semester I blogged about existentialism, which I really liked, but it was pretty limiting. I’m hoping that by opening the topic up a little I can explore some things I was constricted with before.
This week though, since it’s the first post, I’m just going to give you some examples of where I’m going with this, because I’m sure some of you aren’t too clear on that right now.
1. We’re taught that a happy, successful life proceeds as follows: Do well in grade school, go to college, get a degree (maybe more than one), get a job, get married have kid(s), and raise them to do the same. Have you ever considered if there are other good, viable options?
2. We label literally everything. Friends or Best Friends? A fling or a relationship? Is it a date or are we just hanging out? Hipster or unique? A good person or a bad person? But why do we feel the need to do this?
3. Speaking of labels, who ever got to decide what was moral and what wasn’t, or what made a person good or bad? Let’s consider this a little, why does following the rules make someone a “better” person than someone who doesn’t?
4. Now we’re going to get deep – what’s the meaning of life? Does life have meaning? There’s a lot of different theories on this – most of you probably have some concept of purpose or meaning, but sometimes it’s good to revisit this question. I know my answer tends to change over time.
Essentially, I’m just going to be giving you all some food for thought.
Hopefully you end up getting something out of this – if you have any suggestions/questions, please please please just post them. I’d love to hear what you guys have to say/anything YOU think more people should be exposed to/think about.