Unless mentally-obstructed by nature, I don’t agree that luck plays a significant part in the people we become and our ability to live the good life, we are responsible for achieving happiness and overcoming obstacles that momentarily prevents us from that state. Indeed, luck has a great influence in obtaining the goals and desires in one’s lives but that does not necessary mean that a good life cannot be accomplished without it. Although, luck enhances the chance to obtain pleasure at a faster and constant rate it is not responsible for achieving a good life in which happiness is achieved through sophisticated pleasure or appetite, knowledge and virtue. For Claudia Card, the opportunities to become a good person, and therefore having a good …show more content…
Women in society is great subject to study and gather observations as well as conclusions from their place in history and in today’s society. For example, there is a certain amount of luck when nature is involved in pre-conception, if a human being’s greatest goal is to be a ruler then there is natural luck involved; that person’s opportunity to become a ruler decreases significantly if that person is a female due to natural character traits associated with femininity. "Psychologically, men and women are almost a different species," said study researcher Paul Irwing, of the University of Manchester, in the United Kingdom. This is non-systematic luck, “luck that is brought about by natural causes or accidents that people do not have control over.” However, if one wants to be a ruler and is male then systematic luck exist if his goals are to become realistic. A few examples of this type of luck: a good family and culture background, material resources, and a favorable geographical location. These factors play a significant part of that person’s desire to become a leader. That being said, to have a good life you don’t need to become a ruler instead it is important to appreciate the limitations given by systematic and non-systemic luck and obtain knowledge, be virtuous and have a good appetite for essential pleasures, which lead to accomplishing a good
She makes a great point that we underutilize our ability to control ourselves when we let external things drive our happiness and that is the difference in so many people's lives, they wager their happiness and satisfaction on factors that should not ultimately matter.
All people are forced to see themselves as society has shaped them, both male and female. Although progress for gender impartiality has been made, it can still be said that societal maxims enforce the incorrect notion that women are inferior to men. In matters of economics, women are offered far fewer employment opportunities, and I believe that this can be validated by the fact that many women have been conditioned to "marry well and let him...
Some of these include, “Among his personal tragedies since then, his granddaughter and daughter have both dies, and he has allegedly been robbed several times. Another case is Abraham Shakespeare of Florida, who was slain after winning a $31 million lottery prize” (Landau para. 5). These situations give examples of the misfortune that was caused after obtaining a large amount of money. The first person had gotten robbed, and the lottery winner was killed. The first lottery winner was already facing prior family problems, and instead of the money giving him a little bit of happiness, it gave him the trouble of multiple robberies. Furthermore, the second winner had his happiness taken away from him, because he was killed, and he was given no chance to enjoy his life with money. For these reasons, not only did money cause people misfortune, but it also took away their happiness. In contrast, there were still some cases in which these money winners were able to have a happy and comfortable life, and some of these people were also able to use their money for a good cause. On the other hand, there were still more problems caused by money that good results. In conclusion, money had caused many people misfortune, which had ultimately taken away any happiness that they had in their
The world, through different means, will always try to degrade people’s existence, but it’s up to us to rise up and act. For Nietzsche, Beauvoir and Voltaire, people should act and take the responsibilities. According to Nietzsche, people give meaning to their life by growing spontaneously, seeking out to say ‘yes’ to life to saturate it with happiness and passion. For Beauvoir, people, especially women, give their life meaning by not condemning to immanence, instead affirming their independence and transcending themselves to justify their existence. As per Voltaire, excessive optimism fades one’s sense of responsibility, taking away his or her freedom to take productive action. For Voltaire, optimism is good only when it compels people to take action, and bad when it forces people into believing that failure is inevitable.
...ust be happiness. Furthermore, he asserts that since we must start from our own experience, we must be brought up in fine habits to be more easily capable of fine things. Chapter five elaborates on this point, proposing that people reach their interpretations of happiness according to the kinds of lives they lead. Three kinds of lives are introduced. The first is of the many, who see happiness as pleasure, and this concept is dismissed as vulgar and only suitable for animals. Second is the cultivated, who are active in politics and see happiness as having honour. However, this too is dismissed as superficial, as being honoured depends on others opinions. The cause of honour, virtue, is considered as well, but also dismissed as possessing virtue does not equate to happiness. Third is the life of study, which is postponed, perhaps for another book in this work.
The reading assignment for this unit included reading several articles and one book in particular, The Female Advantage, by Sally Helgesen as an introduction into varying leadership styles. Leadership, as a honed craft is practiced continually in different ways and varying circumstances, no two individuals will have the same leadership style. Certain distinctive traits brought into the forum and on display for followers to observe. Some traits can be visible, clothing or skin color as examples, others, however, are not as visible such as upbringing or family situation. Each of these factors could play a role in the leadership style of a leader. One trait that the author of the book uses to distinguish leaders is gender. As much as men and women must be treated the fairly and equally, it cannot be denied that outside of the biological aspect, men and women are slightly different. Each gender brings a unique approach to leadership situations.
people who possessed the art of enjoying life to the full yet at the same time were perpetually conscious of fate,
For a long time, the popular myth of success and that of gender have shaped humans’ minds and behaviors in a certain way. They set up a certain behavior model and provide people with an idealized reference for living their lives. However, people put too much emphasis on the bright side of these two widespread but outdated beliefs, and surround themselves in ideal images constructed by the myths. With humans and society marching on, the age-old and deep-rooted myths are not completely suitable anymore. The old fashioned myths have become certain clichés. They sometimes conceal important social realities and convey a false image of what people really think and do. The dissonance between myth and reality sometimes disillusions people and may bring worse outcomes to the society. Wayne Dyer, an internationally renowned author declares, “What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.” Although part of the myths is still valuable and instructive, in order to make them more tenable, people need to be cautious and critical and be aware of their weakness. Success should be defined not only by wealth and reputation, as the current myth states, but also by personal happiness, which can be achieved through the combination of honesty, hard work, opportunities and s...
Yet, happiness is not a condition, a gift or a talent, though some people appear to have a natural knack for happiness than others. They seem to have no particular reason for being happy except that they are so. Sometimes it may lie in one’s genetic disposition to be happier than others in identical circumstances; they have inherent aptitude for happiness. They are born with it: born happy. It is the genetic factor. But, it is also a skill that can be acquired, practiced into habit. Typically, a man tends to count his misfortunes more than his fortunes. But if he counts his fortunes at the same time with the same sensitivity, he would see that for every misfortune there are so many fortunes, for every pain there are so many pleasures. If he counts it right, he will be very happy. It is a hard arithmetic, but to be master with the math, we need to welcome these blessings and recount ourselves to be happy every day, every time. We need to reconcile, recognize and appreciate what we have (good health) and what we do not have (cancer). The talent of being happy is an understanding. Intelligence starts here. It is not a huge effort; it is possible and achievable. It is some form of
An extensive use of Goldratt's thinking process is applied in the various businesses as part of the problem solving. "It's not luck" emphasizes the importance of using the thinking processes in business and in your personal life. The thinking processes refer to a logical, graphical, general and practical method of problem solving methodology and basically comprised of 3 steps. These steps as described by Goldratt are:
Aristotle believes that people are “fortunate by nature.” While life consists of many problems, fortune is an event that may alter the future positively or negatively. Regarding his account, Aristotle explains being fortunate by nature in his arguments involving reason.
Boethius’ discussion of happiness is carefully crafted and begins with discussing Fortune, and all of the things Boethius has won and lost throughout his life at the turn of her wheel. For Boethius, it is the reversal of fortune that seems to lead to his unhappiness. “In all adversity of fortune, the most wretched kind is once to have been happy” (61). Lady Philosophy corrects his thinking, however, by demonstrating that the many things men believe will make them happy can never actually achieve that promise. Chief among these false paths to happiness are wealth, rank, and power.
Lottery" was written shortly after World War II, however it is unknown as to when
Although people can earn a lot of money in lotteries, it is not a good idea to get involved in lotteries because there are more harmful effects than benefits. A lottery is a competition where the winner gets picked from a winning lottery ticket. In the lottery, people put down their bets and one person is picked to be the winner. The winner is determined by the winning ticket.
“The failure is the mother of success” this Chinese quote said that failure is not the end. Failure is where people learn from their mistake. People cannot be successful all the time. Indeed, there are many people who learned from their failures before being successful. Each failure that people had met is a helpful lesson and valuable experience to help them become a better person.