I started using the internet when I was still in Grade 6, I was thankful since internet came to my life. I was able to experienced using books, retyping each word using a type writer and do everything as ancient as possible (province life). Then internet came and it made my life easier. I was able to do my homework in shorter hours than before and I was able to learn a lot of things that our library cannot suffice.
However, when I started engaging into social sites. I have gained enemies one way our the other (I was childish before). I can even portray someone that I am not in the internet if I would like to. I have also, worsen someone's life just by using the internet.
As of today, the internet can do more things both better and worse than before. Internet can be a factor that weakens personal security. Tough we an learn a lot with the use of the internet, there are things that are bound to be kept for the safety of others.
Also, the way looking for a partner have also changed, before the males tend to go the female's house to court her or at least to sir her (for those who does not practice courtship) but today, there is what we call online dating, and some even marry each other even if they haven't seen each other in person. You can also shop in the internet, by just having your credit card number with you can buy anything around the world without going there personally.
The generation nowadays, as early as 3 years old even learn to use the computer before even memorizing the abc. The internet have thought as indeed a lot of knowledge but it also thought us how to be lazy and dependent so much on it. It thought us how to prevent from socializing personally and act as normal individuals that generations before us had. Have you ever thought life without it nowadays? I think not.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Good or Evil? (Master Lecture)
I've been asked this question a couple of times and I had answered it on different views as well. After reading Sun Tzu's Art of War I am already convinced that human beings are naturally evil. I may sound a bit morbid, but come to think of it people from the past kill each other for survival. There are a lot of fearful and horrifying things human beings can do.
Example of this would be a soldier who has been in the war for 10 years deprived of the things he used to have. After the war the soldier tend to change his/her attitude and becomes grumpy, always mad (evil like attitude). Others say this is becuase of the psychological change or rather the traumatice experience war gave but this just brought out the real personality of the person's human being.
I guess the reason why there are people who tend to be good is that they have found the sense of having a sanctuary (a resting place). But once that sanctuary as they call it is taken away, they'll change into something bad. This does not mean that they are naturally good. It just so happens that there is something holding them to be good, but if they lose all the reasons to maintain the goodness in them then the true natural attitude of the human beings will be brought out. Also, if human beings are naturally good why do we ever think of killing? or violence? and other "evil doings"? If good is the natural attitude of humans then we should have thought of other actions to settle things. But no, ever since our history can detect war and violence had been there, the option of those who lost options and the hope of those who are about to lose.
Example of this would be a soldier who has been in the war for 10 years deprived of the things he used to have. After the war the soldier tend to change his/her attitude and becomes grumpy, always mad (evil like attitude). Others say this is becuase of the psychological change or rather the traumatice experience war gave but this just brought out the real personality of the person's human being.
I guess the reason why there are people who tend to be good is that they have found the sense of having a sanctuary (a resting place). But once that sanctuary as they call it is taken away, they'll change into something bad. This does not mean that they are naturally good. It just so happens that there is something holding them to be good, but if they lose all the reasons to maintain the goodness in them then the true natural attitude of the human beings will be brought out. Also, if human beings are naturally good why do we ever think of killing? or violence? and other "evil doings"? If good is the natural attitude of humans then we should have thought of other actions to settle things. But no, ever since our history can detect war and violence had been there, the option of those who lost options and the hope of those who are about to lose.
Why are some people better than the others? (Master Lecture)
Competition is very essential to us humans. During the lecture it can be seen that poverty is not only felt here in our country but in every continent of the world. Some say that some people are better than the others because they were born with it. Some claimed that they just work hard and others do not.
For me, both statements can be a factor, however, even if one person would like to compete equally with other people there are some who abused their rights and more often than not abuse other people as well just to have a greater life.
There are already a lot of poor people who have attained the life they wanted to achieved by not stepping unto other people, and some are left alone still hopeless to get up on their feet and just simply accept what is said to be their "faith". These people should not think this way. They should know how to dream enough and maintain enough for themselves.
For me there is no rich or poor, there are just those who wants to be rich and who wants to remain or become poor. Probably, you'll ask who would want to be poor? Then ask those who wanted to get things in life as if everything is free. We will not get anywhere if we just sit around and wait for whatever comes to our hands, we should get up work hard even harder to give meaning to our life and finally live the life that is enough and supply our human needs.
For me, both statements can be a factor, however, even if one person would like to compete equally with other people there are some who abused their rights and more often than not abuse other people as well just to have a greater life.
There are already a lot of poor people who have attained the life they wanted to achieved by not stepping unto other people, and some are left alone still hopeless to get up on their feet and just simply accept what is said to be their "faith". These people should not think this way. They should know how to dream enough and maintain enough for themselves.
For me there is no rich or poor, there are just those who wants to be rich and who wants to remain or become poor. Probably, you'll ask who would want to be poor? Then ask those who wanted to get things in life as if everything is free. We will not get anywhere if we just sit around and wait for whatever comes to our hands, we should get up work hard even harder to give meaning to our life and finally live the life that is enough and supply our human needs.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
What can we do to stop people from harming others?"
Its been our [people] nature to engage into violence, this is probably because of our animalistic culture of survival. If one person tend to be hurt, he/she would need to act according to his/her need not minding what the other may think about it. This sense of attitude we have cannot be easily taken for granted. A person's attitude and behavior acts on the situation that is being in-acted. And unfortunately most of the outcome is violence through war and conflict.It has been evident in our race since we (at least our specie) experienced couple of wars behind us, the most recent and long running war (Philippines) is the Bangsamorro struggle.
Our government tried a lot of negotiations before but still this conflict haven't been comprimised up to this date. In terms with other nations, states have tried and even joined forces to come up with humanitarian laws that gives human rights to people all around the globe. These laws are there and are not supposed to be taken for granted. Organizations such as UN were made and are have peace keeping operations lurking around. However, with all of these precautionary measures given, there are still those who go by the law and turn it all around.
Rules, treaty and laws are there to at least stop people from harming each other. There are punishments/sanctions allotted for every misbehavior of actors. However, even if this is a big step for stopping violence it still depends to us how peace can be inevitable. Organized negotiations are helpful but the essence of avoiding violence is a greater solution for this alarming problem.
Our government tried a lot of negotiations before but still this conflict haven't been comprimised up to this date. In terms with other nations, states have tried and even joined forces to come up with humanitarian laws that gives human rights to people all around the globe. These laws are there and are not supposed to be taken for granted. Organizations such as UN were made and are have peace keeping operations lurking around. However, with all of these precautionary measures given, there are still those who go by the law and turn it all around.
Rules, treaty and laws are there to at least stop people from harming each other. There are punishments/sanctions allotted for every misbehavior of actors. However, even if this is a big step for stopping violence it still depends to us how peace can be inevitable. Organized negotiations are helpful but the essence of avoiding violence is a greater solution for this alarming problem.
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