Contentment: Some Thoughts
on BIJO's Blog
LOL, that fornication statement was an innocent example Bijo is citing to substantiate his point, CEP... it does not mean anything else as your perverted mind thinks otherwise!! :) BTW, what is wrong in taking an “aim” at someone else’s wife; after all she is not bonded to her husband for good!
Now focusing on your questions on desire and discontent, along with many, one of the important issues that we are not discussing here is the “moral” attribute of the desire. Morality in general covers ethics, principle and judgments regarding “right and wrong”. Depending on which part of the society you are in, this may also draw the distinction between sin and virtue or good and evil or heaven and earth or (...well, there is no limit to how insane humans can become! lol). What I am saying (through CEP’s hijack) is that “desire” puts you in an “unsatisfied”, “unstable” state called “discontent”. Hence in order to get back to a satisfied, stable state you have to “pursue” and “get” that which you desire, then comes “content”; again, an important point to note here is, that this attribute and behavior of desire is in no way a moral justification for its manifestations (your thoughts & actions)! Being right or wrong is outside a desire’s context! …on the contrary, based on your social norm, desire, when accomplished, may create “guilt” as its byproduct, but as far as the desire itself is concerned, it will put you in a successful, stable state. I am not diminishing the role of moral here, because, interestingly, sometimes morals can put even the “failed desires” in to a successful, stable state! ...like “thank God, I did not do that when I was tempted” kinda feeling!
So to conclude, in answering your question, your morals on war and fornication can put you in a very uncomfortable position, if you pursue. But at the same time, to desire them will also put you in that same uncomfortable position, if you don’t pursue!
Hope this helps.
p.s. CEP, did you notice Twinkle’s rationale? sort of more in-line with yours, I mean real-your stand!! :)
LOL, that fornication statement was an innocent example Bijo is citing to substantiate his point, CEP... it does not mean anything else as your perverted mind thinks otherwise!! :) BTW, what is wrong in taking an “aim” at someone else’s wife; after all she is not bonded to her husband for good!
Now focusing on your questions on desire and discontent, along with many, one of the important issues that we are not discussing here is the “moral” attribute of the desire. Morality in general covers ethics, principle and judgments regarding “right and wrong”. Depending on which part of the society you are in, this may also draw the distinction between sin and virtue or good and evil or heaven and earth or (...well, there is no limit to how insane humans can become! lol). What I am saying (through CEP’s hijack) is that “desire” puts you in an “unsatisfied”, “unstable” state called “discontent”. Hence in order to get back to a satisfied, stable state you have to “pursue” and “get” that which you desire, then comes “content”; again, an important point to note here is, that this attribute and behavior of desire is in no way a moral justification for its manifestations (your thoughts & actions)! Being right or wrong is outside a desire’s context! …on the contrary, based on your social norm, desire, when accomplished, may create “guilt” as its byproduct, but as far as the desire itself is concerned, it will put you in a successful, stable state. I am not diminishing the role of moral here, because, interestingly, sometimes morals can put even the “failed desires” in to a successful, stable state! ...like “thank God, I did not do that when I was tempted” kinda feeling!
So to conclude, in answering your question, your morals on war and fornication can put you in a very uncomfortable position, if you pursue. But at the same time, to desire them will also put you in that same uncomfortable position, if you don’t pursue!
Hope this helps.
p.s. CEP, did you notice Twinkle’s rationale? sort of more in-line with yours, I mean real-your stand!! :)
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