A Philosophical Excursion: Uncovering New Answers to Existence

Human beings are always searching and anticipating for who and what we are from the day being born until the time our bodies expire. For one to be infatuated and intrigued by the idea of “what is life” is a forever on going process. Life is nothing but a quest and an immaculate question that is constantly looking for the proper equation to answer all of the mysteries and ambiguities the universes has provided human beings with throughout time. Throughout history, human beings have always been told to think this way, love only these things, never do this activity, participating in this activity will curse one’s life forever, but doing this activity with these individuals will allow one to obtain a heavenly reward. However, there have always been groups of people that have thought outside the box and looked outside the norm searching for what is more and for what is real. These people were known as the philosophers, these men who search for realization, the truth in life, true authority, the human experience, and spectrums of love.

To begin with, when this course began the thought processes that have been contemplating through ones mind has been seesawing from the concept that God and only God is the only answer to all questions in life, and on the other end of the spectrum what if science and theories are correct. However, a further contemplation that has been examined further is that maybe all of these ideas and concepts are all correct. For one to grow up in an obstinate and hardcore Pentecostal home, not being able to question anything outside of the church has been rather difficult to grow up with. Now being older and understanding that there is more to life than just what a preacher tells the congregation to do has been rat...

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...al’s surface. The light has been revealed to me and I plan on following that light and allowing it to bring me direction and wisdom. Many people in life never do what their heart truly desires to do and instead end up being apart of the political and economical machine that controls society. As Ralph Waldo Emerson has stated, philosophy has allowed me to not go where the path may lead, but instead allow me to go where there is no path and leave a trail behind. Alan Watts has also stated and embarked on my soul that the only way to make any sense out of change in life is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. The real you is not a puppet which life pushes around; the real, deep down you is the whole universe. Philosophy has led me to believe these three powerful and profound quotes and by this I will live my life and pursue all of my hearts endeavors.