Care, An Aspect Of Life And Existence Of Our Own Existence

In sum, life is supposed to be about more than happiness. We are supposed to do something important, adhere to some ethic, and serve a greater good. We live for a goal, a principle, or a destiny—not just for pleasure.1

(Teaching Themes of Care) By contrast, she states that teachers are responsible to satisfy students, “desire to be cared for, the desire for caring relations,” as they teach. Teachers must do this in order to show students that they are personally valuable and that there is meaning in their scholastic pursuits.

Cancer is a term used for diseases in which irregular cells divide without any control and have the capability to penetrate and infect normal body tissue through the blood and lymph system. Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the United States, exceeded barely by heart disease. According to the CDC Cancer Statistics and Data, there were more than 1.45 million people diagnosed with various kind of cancer between 1999 and 2007 and out of those more than 562,000 people died due to cancer (cdc.gov, 2012). Currently there are more than 200 different types of cancer that have been discovered. Cancer could be

This document explores the meaning of human life, its purpose, what it serves for and also

The term hope permeates all aspects of life. In 1978, Harvey Milk, an American gay activist, delivered a speech that still rings through today. His message not only challenges our willingness to embrace and celebrate our differences, but it offers a message of hope. The concept of hope has long been considered an important aspect of being human and has been discussed in various areas of literature (Morse, Mitcham, Hupsy, & Tason 2006). Hope has is an abstract idea that has an appeal intuitive across several disciplines, including healthcare (Davidson, Dracup, Phillips, Daly & Padilla, 2007). Many interpretations and conceptions of hope exist within this discipline . Hope focuses on the various ways in which human beings survive in life, despite the many traumatic events that lead to the disruptions of life that can occur.

If an individual asked many different people from around the world what they thought the meaning of life is, this individual is destined to receive numerous answers that would vary from living a happy life to bringing about happiness to others. However, the most recurrent response would likely be something to the extent of “living a happy, healthy life.” Very few ever accomplish what McCandless achieved, an actual state of happiness and contentedness within one’s life. “ many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind…”(Chris McCandless, Into the Wild) McCandless had the naive idea that if one wants to find serinity within oneself, the individual must have the courage to venture out of one’s habitual lifestyle and mold to unaccustomed experiences. McCandless also infers that finding meaning in your life is not only accomplished by experiencing unorthodox mannerisms but by taking life lessons from these experiences and applying it to better yourself in the future. When ordinary needs have been fulfilled, an individual tends to seek more. Some take up religion or even drugs but others, such as McCandless, strive for personal fulfillment or

Since it is known that desire is easily manipulated, cares must be the opposite. In support of his position, Frankfurt argues that, “When a person cares about something, on the other hand, he is willingly committed to his desire. The desire does not move him either against his will or without his endorsement. He is not its victim; nor is he passively indifferent to it.” His point here is that cares can be categorized as not a desire, but a more powerful one. Cares are things that do not go away easily and are continuously wanted and thought about. Frankfurt adds, “Besides wanting to fulfill his desire, then, the person who cares about what he desires wants something else as well: he wants the desire to be sustained.” Furthermore, Frankfurt believes that cares are what you want to want, where as desires are just what you want.

Care: Serious attention; a cause or object of concern; grief; a state of mind in which one is troubled.

Caring means to display kindness and concern for others. With living and going to school in Walton County for half of my life I have come to the conclusion that South Walton is the literal definition of caring . An act of kindness or caring that has made a substantial impact on my life is that a family from Walton County adopted me when I was little. If it wasn’t for the family from Walton County, I would be somewhere on the streets trying to make it on my own. When a couple can take another child in and love them and care for them like it is their own , that is when you know people from Walton County really do care and it is from the bottom of their heart. Also driving around, and eating

In “The Meaning of Lives,” Wolf asserts that the question “What is the Meaning of Life?” is inherently unintelligible because it is uncertain what the question is asking. In other words it is too general because it has no specified context. Wolf then acknowledges, however, that there is value in examining the meaningfulness of a life. This is because she observes people wanting meaning as an unchangeable fact. While there is no grand reason for meaning, she suggests that we can create value through what we do in our life. In her work, Wolf constructs a framework on how to obtain meaning in one’s life. I will examine her view, then critically discuss the positive attributes and the shortcomings. Wolf does a sufficient job to outline a possible way to achieve meaning. However, I will argue that a definition for the meaningful life that does not include morality and happiness is not sufficient. Lastly, I will express the subjective and objective tension that weakens her stance.

Since its establishment as a profession more than a century ago, Nursing has been a source for numerous debates related to its course, methods and development of nursing knowledge. Many nursing definitions and theories have evolved over time. Furthermore it is in a constant process of being redefined.

He recommended gaining a rational control over one’s desires, these desires being those that can be harmful to life such as: lust, greed, pride, and power. He argued that the key to human happiness is to turn away from the body and towards the soul. He said that harmonizing the different parts of the soul would produce a divine-like state of inner tranquility that the external world could not alter. A moral life is to be preferred to an immoral life. This view of happiness is linked to other concepts such as justice, virtue, and the ultimate meaning of human existence. Living a moral and just life would lead to a happier life.

Indeed, Heidegger's comments upon existential themes such as anxiety, distress and care were not meant as psychological or anthropological comments or propositions. Instead, they were specifically proposed as philosophical (or, more accurately, ontological) statements and phenomenological observations. Remembering the influence of Brentano and Aristotle, we will see that Heidegger's principle philosophical concern was the disclosure of the various ways of Being and particularly, Human Being.

According to logotherapy we can discover the meaning of life in three different ways: by creating a work or doing a deed, by experiencing something or encountering someone, and by the attitude we take toward unavoidable suffering (Frankl 133). The meaning of love is a core factor in logotherapy. Every human posses the potential to achieve greatness and unless someone loves that person these potentials will not be fulfilled. By being or feeling loved, people become more aware of what they are capable of through the encouragement of the lover. No one can be fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him (Frankl 134). An additional way to find meaning in life is through irreversible suffering. When someone no longer has the power to change their situation, that person now has the opportunity to choose their attitudes about that

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