Question

Intro to philosophy and religion Final Question!

4) All of these traditions (Daoism,bhudhism, hinduism) etc suggest that people for the most part do not live up to, or even recognize, their fullest potential as human beings. From your own experience, do you find value in any of these perspectives? Do you think that, overall, human beings have a good sense of the relationship with life, or are we in some sense “not rightly turned,” as Plato suggested? How can you tell? In the final analysis, what is the measure of a life well-lived?

Answer 1

In my view, human lives should have a goal for them to look forward to in the future. Most of the religion said that people do not live up to their full potentials. I do not fully agree with it, however, the idea of it is appreciable. The underlying idea behind this is to make people work on themselves and try to become the better self of themselves. If a person thinks that he/she has reached its full potential then the life will be without any goal. This can inturn have a negative impact on the person. Therefore, the idea of that is healthy for the well-being of the individual.

With the advancement in technology and rapid change in the world, most of the people are in the cat race of competition, where thier heath is compromised. Therefore, as Plato rightly suggest people are not rightly turned. In the pursuance of the wealth, people have forgot why they have really started earning. There is an ignorance of the individual's wellbeing.

The measure of life well-lived for me is when a person feel accomplished in life. There is no major regrets for him/her in their life, and they are contented with whatever they have. The measure of well-lived is very subjective and depends entirely on how the person perceive his/her situation to be.