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Restlessness
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In modern democratic societies, people, especially the bourgeoise have continued to become restless. Why is that?
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happiness vs sadness
low vs high expectations
carefree vs serious
capitalism
human behaviour
imagination and desire
middle class
success
social expectation and normalcy
embarrassment
present vs future
religion
choice vs freewill
philosophical conversation
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Nathan Lin
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Restlessness
External forces in society can make individuals restless
Capitalistic society wants individuals to be restless to sell more
Religion x belief traditions taught us to prepare for death
The key is to have a relaxed attitude towards death
Have a nonchalant attitude to death
Learn how to live
Imminent contentment
Enjoy the goodness of life, as it is and don't have expectations that are too high/unrealistic
Don't take things too seriously
This is key to happiness
Solves restlessness
Rooted in unhappiness
Why is happiness so evasive? Why are we so obsessive with happiness?
"Man transcends man" - Pascal
It is in human nature to be both capable of being happy and sad
Human imagination drives desire, to want more
Even when we are happy, or are in a good financial position, etc, we still may have hidden miseries
We cannot stop this imagination and desire, it must be channeled or pathologies will occur
So if humans desire change, constant amusement, it must indicate that we are unsettled within
Thus, sadness is okay, restlessness is okay.
Man is different from other animals because of reason or imagination.
Imagination fuels desire
You desire what you don't have
You have high expectations and hopes
Sometimes this is unrealistic or difficult to achieve, which can bring unhappiness
Thus, be content with what you have
E.g. Change
Defined as: Being active, yet being devoid of purpose
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