Lord Death wont tell you when you are going to die, what your punishment would be, and what you will be after. Lord God admonished you to walk the right path to be on the same side after life.
Raffles told me that we need to be the main dominating adminstration in this tiny island for quick growth, whereas Farquhar said we cannot compromise growth with virtues because material gain is easier to achieve than moral gain. He continued, we cannot have a society that is heartless.
Duality. The Good and bad, the Bad and good. Which side would you like to be? Of course, the good side. But why, still, are people still heading to the bad side? Do they not have the mental capacity to differentiate between dualism?
Sometimes, we do not have a choice to choose between Heaven and Hell, it depends on the type of society, surroundings, and influences of the individual. For e.g. the child of a secret society leader who has to take over his position once he pass away in this traditional and conservative culture of the chinese. Even though the child has desire to practice virtues but surrounded by negative influences and having to learn the roles of the leader, how can he break free from the chains of his birth? Of course, there are many choices available but as a fillial son, he choose to respect his father wishes. Besides, isnt filial piety a virtue? So this son is perform an act of virtue but was judged by his non-virtue act. Hence, how do we judge a person's character correctly?
This is just an example of a one particular culture, but there are many different cultures in Temasek and in the world where they uses their own system to influence and judge. Therefore, what is Heaven and Hell? Which is the real one?
3 comments:
Why do people who have seen the light still do evil? I personally feel that man is evil; I'm no exception. It is within his intrinsic nature to be so. Of course I'd like to believe that if you look carefully at the evil, you still can find some(or at least a little)good within it.
No one wants to be caught in a moral dilemma - should I do what it is 'right' or should I do what is 'right'? I guess it depends on which one you think is more 'right', for example filial piety VS your religion. I'm in no position to say which choice is right/wrong, sometimes we just have to think hard and decide for ourselves.
At the end of the day if one can live by the choices one has made, we ought to give him credit for that.
I'm treading on eggshells here =)
Hrmmmm...People who see the light and do evil is only normal because seeing is not an action. It's only when you practice, act upon, the light then it can be consider the true understanding of the light. As some would say, 'Action speaks louder than words'.
Sometimes, to do "right" is wrong and "wrong" is right. There is never a clear choice. What matters more is the conscience, which is deep inside every single one of us. An eg. A state of clear concscience is to be able to sleep peacefully, simple but not easy.
The break of an eggshell allow insight of the egg; we never know what is inside of the egg without breaking it ;)
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