Wednesday's topic was regret and repentance and whether either was worth one's time. I was of the opinion that you should regret past wrongs, however, one should not dwell on it because after all, one cannot change the past. I believe that by regretting the past, you are actually sorry for those actions so this should help you avoid doing them again in the future. Although I disagree with Montaigne that repentance is a waste of time I found it interesting with his view that you don't see something as it's going to bad when you do it, but only when you are looking back. I think that is so true because sometimes I find myself looking back and thinking how dumb my actions were, but I must have been blind the moment I did them. Some other interesting thoughts brought from discussion include the whole idea that someone does not "make" you mad, but you choose to be mad as a result of something. Also, I had never thought about it before, but it is quite true that we don't see the cause of something until the effect occurs. Overall, the weirdest topic of the day was that of living the same moments over and over again in life. I am still puzzled of how this could be....maybe I don't fully understand what it means... However, when faced with the question of "Would you choose to live your life over again exactly as it was?" I wanted to say no at first....I'd rather fix the mistakes I made. But then I thought again and do truly believe that all the pain and tough times have molded me into the person I am today...I really don't want to change that at all.... Maybe the blessings do come through pain...
Friday brought about the uplifting topic of death, which we learned we should be constantly thinking about. For me, I guess it would depend what aspect I'm concentrating on whether this would totally depress me or actually bring a bit of hope. One aspect is scary & worrisome, especially with the pain issue. On the other hand, as a Christian, I look forward to the end of this life and escaping this horrid life to go to heaven. It is also interesting to think of death being the only thing that is fully ours....so does our death ultimately show our individuality? Also, I found the video about Cambridge and Montaigne very interesting. I was mostly intrigued by the questions he asked in the examination for wisdom versus the usual ones that only test learning... The question mentioned that I felt would be interesting to hear others responses was, "How do you tell if you are 'in love' or 'infatuated'?" But it is indeed true that sometimes the people who are the most knowledgeable about facts have the least amount of common sense or life skills.
Well I guess we are now going into the world of Shakespeare & Hamlet! I'm kind of looking forward to this especially since looking at the character names I have heard references to some of them so maybe now I'll be able to understand them better!
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