Grace Rambo 10 April 2013 Lerchie (2nd) Philosophy G/T THE PAPER T E!

" ALL PAPER#$ GRA%E RA&' (# PER# !AL PH)L # PH* )(m a %hris+ian ,hich means ) belie-e +here is a God ,ho crea+ed e-ery+hin. in +he /ni-erse0 and +o sa-e me 1rom my sins2 He sen+ His son do,n named 3es/s ,ho died on +he cross +o do +ha+4 'eca/se ) belie-e +here is a God2 ) also belie-e +ha+ ,e are a par+ o1 a mas+er plan +ha+ is beyond o/r comprehension and /nders+andin.2 and o/r .oal on +his ear+h is +o ,or5 +o.e+her +o achie-e +ha+ mas+er plan no ma++er o/r race2 reli.ion2 se6/al orien+a+ion2 or .ender4 *o/ ma5e an impac+ on e-eryone yo/ mee+2 ,he+her i+ is bi. or small2 posi+i-e or ne.a+i-e4 )+(s as i1 ,e are one drop o1 ,a+er in +he ocean2 and +he people ,e mee+ and +he rela+ionships ,e 1orm are ,a-es2 p/shin. o/rsel-es and +he people aro/nd /s +o become be++er people (or a+ leas+ +ha+(s ,ha+ ,e sho/ld be doin.)4 7ell2 in +he mo-ie2 Oh, God!2 +he +i+/lar charac+er said2 8*o/ can lo-e each o+her2 cherish and n/r+/re each o+her or yo/ can 5ill each o+her49 'eca/se each o1 /s ,ere indi-id/ally made 1or a p/rpose (,he+her ,e disco-er i+ in o/r li1e+ime or no+)2 ,e sho/ld care 1or each o+her ins+ead o1 commi++in. crimes a.ains+ one ano+her4 !o,2 lo-in. a person doesn(+ necessarily mean li5in. a person2 beca/se yo/ can lo-e someone b/+ s+ill no+ li5e +hem4 Accordin. +o 1 %orin+hians 13$:;<2 Lo-e is pa+ien+ and 5ind4 Lo-e is no+ =ealo/s or boas+1/l or pro/d or r/de4 )+ does no+ demand i+s o,n ,ay4 )+ is no+ irri+able2 and i+ 5eeps no record o1 bein. ,ron.ed4 )+ does no+ re=oice abo/+ in=/s+ice b/+ re=oices ,hene-er +he +r/+h ,ins o/+4 Lo-e ne-er .i-es /p2 ne-er loses 1ai+h2 is al,ays hope1/l2 and

end/res +hro/.h e-ery circ/ms+ance49 Li5in. doesn(+ incl/de any o1 +ha+4 Lo-e is some+hin. +ha+ is /ncondi+ional and sho/ld be +horo/.hly shared2 b/+ yo/ do no+ ha-e +o li5e e-erybody beca/se e-erybody isn(+ .oin. +o li5e yo/0 a1+er all2 ,hen yo/ li5e somebody i+ means +ha+ yo/ en=oy +heir company4 There1ore2 yo/ can be pa+ien+2 5ind2 hope1/l and all +ha+ o+her =a>> +o,ards people2 b/+ don(+ ,an+ +hem +o be aro/nd yo/ all +he +ime ,hich is per1ec+ly o5ay4 *e+2 al,ays spread yo/r lo-e aro/nd and ma5e s/re +o .i-e +he ones yo/ li5e a do/ble dose4 7e are only here 1or a shor+ amo/n+ o1 +ime so ,e sho/ldn(+ +a5e people 1or .ran+ed4 )n 1ac+2 ,e sho/ldn(+ +a5e any+hin. ,e ha-e2 o,n2 or are 1or .ran+ed4 7ha+e-er hi.her po,er(s) yo/ belie-e in ,o5e yo/ /p +his mornin. ,hen he/she/+hey didn(+ ha-e +o2 and 1or +hose ,ho don(+ belie-e in a hi.her po,er are l/c5y eno/.h +o s+ill 1/nc+ion properly4 'e +han51/l 1or all +ha+ yo/ ha-e e-en ,hen yo/ 1eel li5e yo/ ha+e i+ or don(+ deser-e i+4 Ho,e-er2 everyone deser-es a .ood li1e2 b/+ only i1 he(s done +hin.s +o earn i+4 )1 +he si+/a+ion aro/nd +hem pre-en+s i+2 b/+ +heir hear+/+r/e in+en+ions do no+2 +hey ,ill soon achie-e +ha+ .ood li1e or ma5e +he bes+ o1 ,ha+ +hey can4 )1 +heir choice ca/ses +heir si+/a+ion aro/nd +hem and +hey are /nhappy2 +hen only do +hey deser-e a .ood li1e ,hen +hey +a5e a +ip 1rom &ichael 3ac5son and 8+a5e a loo5 in +he mirror and ma5e a chan.e49 As ) said be1ore2 God has .i-en each person a p/rpose in his li1e2 ye+2 i+ is /p +o him +o disco-er i+0 ,hy else ,o/ld he .i-e /s 1ree ,ill? There1ore2 God does no+ permi+ s/11erin. in +his ,orld0 i+ is man4 &/ch o1 +he in+ernal s/11erin. in +he ,orld (more on +he e6+ernal la+er) is based on achie-in. and main+ainin. per1ec+ion (e-en +ho/.h +here is no+hin. ,ron. ,i+h bein. per1ec+2 i+ is ,ron. +o ,an+ +o achie-e i+ all +he +ime)4 #ocie+y says yo/ no+ only ha-e +o be a .ood2

ri.h+eo/s2 and -ir+/o/s person2 b/+ an in+elli.en+2 hard ,or5in.2 and ,ell;ro/nded indi-id/al as ,ell4 )1 yo/ do no+ li-e /p +o bein. a+ leas+ any one o1 +hose +hin.s2 yo/ are seen as a 1ail/re and morally corr/p+4 Ho,e-er2 mos+ people don(+ reali>e +ha+ yo/ do no+ aim +o be +he per1ec+ h/man bein.0 ins+ead yo/ aim +o be a be++er person +han yo/ already are4 There are (a+ leas+) +,o morals seen in e-ery c/l+/re$ don(+ 5ill and don(+ s+eal4 )1 yo/ s+ar+ by obeyin. +hese /ni-ersal morali+ies and mo-e on +o se++in. .oals aro/nd +hose2 yo/ ,ill e-en+/ally s+ar+ +o se+ morali+ies 1or yo/rsel1 ins+ead o1 le++in. socie+y do i+ 1or yo/4 )ns+ead o1 1indin. ,ha+ is .ood2 ri.h+eo/s2 and -ir+/o/s 1or socie+y2 yo/ 1ind ,ha+ is .ood2 ri.h+eo/s2 and -ir+/o/s 1or yo/ and .ain a be++er sense o1 yo/r ,or+h and yo/r s/rro/ndin.s4 )n +/rn2 +his eases m/ch o1 +he in+ernal s/11erin. beca/se yo/ are doin. ,ha+ ma5es yo/ happy and no+ ,ha+ e-erybody else e6pec+s o1 yo/4 '/+ ,ha+ o1 e6+ernal s/11erin.? )1 yo/ do yo/r bes+ +o ease +he in+ernal s/11erin.2 +hen +he e6+ernal s/11erin. (m/rders2 rapes2 massacres2 e+c4) ,ill ease as ,ell4 A1+er all2 mos+ crimes come 1rom an in+ernal mo+i-e s/ch as /nhappiness2 an.er2 =ealo/sy2 insec/ri+y/lac5 o1 1eelin. po,er1/l2 and/or .reed4 'y 1i6in. +he in+ernal s/11erin.2 i+ pre-en+s +he e6+ernal2 and li5e R/pa/l once said2 8)1 yo/ don(+ lo-e yo/rsel12 ho, +he hell yo/ .onna lo-e somebody else?9 There1ore2 +he -i+al 5ey +o achie-in. any 5ind o1 happiness in li1e is +o bo+h lo-e and accep+ e-ery+hin. +ha+ yo/ ,ere2 are2 and ,ill be4 *o/ ha-e +o 1/lly 5no, and /nders+and yo/rsel12 and also open yo/rsel1 /p +o ne, 5no,led.e and ideas so +ha+ yo/r mind can open +o ma5in. decisions +ha+ are ri.h+ 1or yo/4 '/+2 do 5eep in mind +ha+ in +imes o1 dire s+ress and/or need2 yo/ don(+ ha-e +o be a1raid +o as5 o+hers 1or help and/or depend on +hem4 People need o+her people2 and ,e as a h/man race

should b/ild each o+her /p ins+ead o1 +earin. each o+her do,n2 b/+ beca/se ,e +ear each o+her do,n one o1 o/r .rea+es+ 1ears is bein. seen as a ,ea5lin. beca/se ,e can(+ do some+hin. by or 1or o/rsel-es4 *e+2 by admi++in. +ha+ yo/ can(+ do e-ery+hin. on yo/r o,n is 1ar 1rom ,ea54 )+ sho,s yo/ accep+ +ha+ yo/ are a h/man2 and yo/ don(+ ha-e +he abili+y +o be per1ec+4 And ,hy do ,e +hin5 i+ is impossible 1or someone +o carry +ons o1 ,ei.h+ ,i+ho/+ .ro,in. +ired2 ye+2 e6pec+ people +o carry +he s+ress o1 +he ,orld ,i+ho/+ se++in. +he load do,n e-ery once and a ,hile? E-eryone is allo,ed +o lay do,n +heir b/rdens pro-ided i+ is in a cons+r/c+i-e ,ay4 *e+2 o/r socie+y enco/ra.es (especially in men) +o hold on+o s+ress1/l emo+ions2 depri-in. yo/ 1rom .ainin. ease 1rom yo/r in+ernal s/11erin. and conse@/en+ly ca/sin. e6+ernal s/11erin. (,hich in +his case is mos+ li5ely +o be sel1;des+r/c+i-e beha-ior)4 E-en +ho/.h +he more yo/ 5no, 1or yo/rsel12 +he less yo/ ha-e +o depend on o+hers2 i+ is o5ay +o s+/mble e-ery no, and +hen and as5 1or a help +o s+and bac5 /p4 '/+ +his is ,here crea+i-i+y (+he blendin. o1 5no,led.e and ideas) comes in and becomes one o1 +he mos+ re,ardin. par+s o1 +he h/man e6perience4 'y /sin. yo/r crea+i-i+y2 yo/ ,ill in essence become yo/r o,n person4 The more yo/ crea+e2 +he more yo/ e6press yo/rsel1 and yo/r ideas2 and +he more yo/ ,ill lessen yo/r in+ernal s/11erin.4 #o 1ind a crea+i-e sel1;e6pression ,he+her i+ be in m/sic2 dance2 +hea+re2 or -is/al ar+s +o .i-e yo/rsel1 a release ,hile also 1indin. more abo/+ yo/ and ,ho yo/ are4 !o,2 as ) said be1ore2 +here are /ni-ersal morali+ies +ha+ .i-e h/mans ri.h+s -ir+/ally e-ery,here +hey .o2 b/+ =/s+ beca/se h/mans ha-e ri.h+s2 i+ doesn(+ mean animals sho/ld +oo4 H/mans are ra+ional bein.s ,ho do no+ base +heir mo+i-es on ins+inc+s2 ,hile (mos+) animals do rely on +hem4 H/mans also ha-e hi.her rei.n o-er animals beca/se +hey are ra+ional bein.s4 #o

,hile h/mans sho/ld respec+ animals A especially i1 +hey are 5eepin. +hem as pe+s A ,e do no+ ha-e +o .i-e +hem ri.h+s beca/se +hey essen+ially don(+ ha-e any4 )n +he boo5 o1 Genesis2 God said +o Adam2 8'e 1r/i+1/l2 and m/l+iply2 and replenish +he ear+h2 and s/bd/e i+0 and ha-e dominion o-er +he 1ish o1 +he sea2 and o-er +he birds o1 +he hea-ens2 and o-er e-ery li-in. +hin. +ha+ mo-e+h /pon +he ear+h49 'asically2 o/r =ob is +o r/le o-er +he ear+h and 8s/bd/e i+92 meanin. /sin. an animal as 1ood is no+ seen as cr/el+y2 especially i1 +hey ha-e +he abili+y +o ea+ /s i1 i+ ,eren(+ 1or +he 1ac+ +hey ,ere domes+ica+ed4 *e+2 i1 ,e are +o r/le o-er +he ear+h2 ,e also ha-e +o do o/r bes+ +o +a5e care o1 i+2 meanin. ,e should ha-e a moral obli.a+ion +o 5eep i+ clean4 A1+er all2 8*o/ don(+ BBBB ,here yo/ ea+49 7hen i+ comes +o special +alen+s and .i1+s$ e-eryone has been born ,i+h ei+her a cer+ain p/rpose2 +alen+2 and/or .i1+4 )1 yo/C-e 1i./red o/+ ,ha+ +he s5ill is2 +hen i+ sho/ld no+ .o +o ,as+e4 *e+2 i1 yo/ are s+ill @/i+e yo/n. and ha-enC+ been blessed ,i+h +he 1or+/ne o1 1i./rin. o/+ yo/r p/rpose2 +alen+2 and/or .i1+2 do not give up on finding it. *o/ ha-e plen+y o1 +ime +o disco-er and learn4 )n o+her ,ords2 do yo/r bes+ +o no+ .ro, /p so 1as+2 a1+er all2 +hereCs no+hin. ,ron. ,i+h bein. a 5id0 b/+ do ma5e s/re yo/ +a5e s+eps +o .ro, /p +o be an ad/l+4 As Pa/l once said2 D7hen ) ,as a child2 ) spo5e as a child2 ) /nders+ood as a child2 ) +ho/.h+ as a child$ b/+ ,hen ) became a man2 ) p/+ a,ay childish +hin.s4D 'asically2 ,hen yo/Cre a child2 +ry yo/r bes+ +o no+ ,orry abo/+ ad/l+ +hin.s /n+il yo/Cre an ad/l+4 )1 yo/ do2 yo/Cll miss all +he .ood and 1/n +hin.s o1 bein. a 5id and end /p miserable (remember +he in+ernal s/11erin.?)4 *e+2 yo/ canno+ be a 5id 1ore-er and a+ some poin+2 yo/Cll

ha-e +o Dp/+ a,ay childish +hin.sD4 )1 no+2 yo/ end /p ,as+in. yo/r +alen+2 p/rpose2 and/or .i1+s4 Reli.ion is some+hin. +ha+ .ro/nds people and .i-es +hem hope2 +here1ore do no+ =/d.e i1 +hey belie-e in .od(s)4 Eai+h is some+hin. personal and i+ sho/ld no+ be +a5en as a =o5e4 E-en i1 yo/ donC+ a.ree ,i+h +hem2 i+ is no+ yo/r place +o decide ,ha+ +hey sho/ld and sho/ldnC+ belie-e2 beca/se i+ is some+hin. +hey e6perience 1or +hemsel-es4 Ho,e-er2 i1 yo/ do claim yo/ are par+ o1 a cer+ain 1ai+h2 yo/ sho/ld prac+ice i+ and i+ sho/ld be some,ha+ apparen+ +ha+ yo/ do4 )1 no+2 yo/ are in a sense disrespec+in. yo/r alle.ed 1ai+h4 'y sayin. yo/ 1ollo, a reli.ion b/+ yo/r ac+ions ma5e i+ clear yo/ donC+2 yo/ are ma5in. a moc5ery o1 bo+h +he people ,ho really do +a5e par+ and +heir .od(s) ,ho +hey hold in hi.h es+eem4 #o2 i1 yo/Cre prac+icin. in a 1ai+h2 yo/ sho/ld +a5e pains +o s+/dy and learn o1 i+ a+ leas+ e-ery day4 Pl/s2 ,hen people as5 @/es+ions o1 yo/r reli.ion2 yo/Cll be able +o ans,er +hem 5no,led.eably ,hile also bein. respec+1/l4 Also2 5eep in mind +ha+ reli.io/s ,or5s are no+ some+hin. se+ in s+one4 They are ./ides +o help yo/ +hro/.h li1e so2 o1 co/rse2 +hey are al,ays chan.in. and adap+in.4 E-en +ho/.h he is a %hris+ian +heolo.ian2 3ohn 7esley(s F/adrila+eral can be /sed 1or any reli.io/s ,or5 in comin. +o concl/sions abo/+ someone(s o,n 1ai+h4 The 1o/r +ools /sed are scrip+/re2 +radi+ion2 reason2 and e6perience4 (note: these next few paragraphs are ideas from Albert C. Outlers book mixed with my own thoughts.) Scripture: Wesley insisted that scripture is the first authority and contains the only measure whereby all other truth is tested. It was delivered by authors who were divinely inspired. It is a rule sufficient of itself. It neither needs, nor is capable of, any further addition. This .oes bac5 +o s+/dyin. yo/r 1ai+h4 )1 yo/ 5no, +he +e6+ and/or basis o1 yo/r 1ai+h2 yo/ can

some+imes ma5e decisions 1rom =/s+ +he ,or5 alone4 radition: Wesley wrote that it is generally supposed that traditional evidence is wea!ened by length of time, as it must necessarily pass through so many hands in a continued succession of ages. "lthough other evidence is perhaps stronger, he insisted: #$o not undervalue traditional evidence. %et it have its place and its due honour. It is highly serviceable in its !ind, and in its degree&. A1+er loo5in. a+ +he scrip+/re2 see ,ha+ +he sol/+ion +o +he problem ,as be1ore +he presen+0 i1 i+ is /nsa+is1ac+ory2 +hen 1ind a sol/+ion or s+ar+ a ne, +radi+ion so +he reli.io/s ,or5 doesn(+ lose i+s po,er4 'eason: "lthough scripture is sufficient unto itself and is the foundation of true religion. Wesley wrote: #(ow, of what e)cellent use is reason, if we would either understand ourselves, or e)plain to others, those living oracles#. *e states +uite clearly that without reason we cannot understand the essential truths of Scripture. *eah2 ) +hin5 +ha+(s sel1;e6plana+ory4 ,)perience: "part from scripture, e)perience is the strongest proof of -hristianity (or any o+her reli.ion)4 "gain, Wesley insisted that we cannot have reasonable assurance of something unless we have e)perienced it personally. "lthough tradition establishes the evidence a long way off, e)perience ma!es it present to all persons. As ) said be1ore2 1ai+h is some+hin. personal so 1or yo/ +o come +o a concl/sion abo/+ some+hin.2 yo/ m/s+ ha-e +he 1irs+ +hree so yo/ can base +he concl/sion on yo/r personal +ho/.h+s and 1eelin.s (remember ,ha+ ) said abo/+ 1indin. ,ha+ is .ood2 ri.h+eo/s and -ir+/o/s 1or yo/?) And no, ,e ha-e 1inally come +o an end4 )n a +radi+ional paper2 +he las+ para.raph s/mmari>es e-ery+hin. yo/(-e +al5ed abo/+ b/+ ) +al5ed abo/+ a lot o1 +hin.s so ,e(ll =/s+ hi+ +he hi.h poin+s$ Care for your fellow human being. !eryone has a purpose. "now#$earn

things for yourself. E)!