I didn’t read that anyone has total responsibility in this comic. Not sure where you inferred that. That being said, I DO think people have total responsibility when it comes to their own actions. Outside influences may occur, but in the end it’s up to you to decide, and you have a responsibility to see that decision through. For better and for worse.
Yes – they have responsibility for their own choices – and one choice, an important one, is choosing to be joyful or not, generally through blaming others, or letting emotions take over, and so on. And he does say that the choices are often not easy. Nor are they entirely up to the person who is choosing. But there is still a core of freedom within which we can choose – if only to choose our response, as Viktor Frankl realized in the death camp.
Sure, because noone is influenced in any way by any outer sources or circumstances. Sometimes the best option we can pick is the one that’s least shitty in a really bad hand of cards.
One of my button issues. Just when did the person in the Nazi death make the choice to be there? When did the person in the town totally unexpectedly invaded by this group now known as ISIS make the choice that made them unhappy? How is the person affected by the tsunami caused by an earthquake 7,000 miles away responsible for their own happiness through their own choice?
Life is a lottery. Those lucky enough to win the lottery are in a position to make choices that enable happiness. The rest of us are screwed.
Horrible life circumstances are not a choice, but even in the most horrible uncontrollable circumstances, happiness can be. Those in a death camp can be happy that their loved ones got away or that it won’t be long before they are reunited with their love ones in the great beyond. The person in a town invaded by ISIS could be happy that they are still alive or happy that they won’t live to see what happens to the rest of the town. Those hit by a tsunami can be grateful for the support of the community, be happy they survived at all, or look at it as an opportunity to start anew.
Happiness is about outlook more than circumstance. You can be scared and still happy, poor and still happy, rich and miserable, surrounded by friends and still seeing only the negatives. If the cosmic lottery is constantly killing your loved ones, stealing your money, and burning down your home… yeah, it is easier to choose not to be happy, but one can still be happy despite it all.
I’m not sure everyone one is capable of making that choice. I like to think anyone can, but then I’m an optimist. Past practice thinking positively despite something bad happening can help. A past with love and support can help. But I’m not sure everyone is able to look at the world from all sides, marginalize the negative as much as possible, and look for the positive regardless of their luck. I’m not sure everyone is wired be able to do that and even the best might not succeed every day, but I do believe it is worth attempting. Simply choosing to be happy can help better ones life under less extreme unfortunate circumstances.
No, they did not choose to be there. But even there, as Viktor Frankl discovered (Man’s Search for Meaning), they have the choice to respond, whether with generosity and concern for others there, or with bitterness and selfishness. And it makes a difference how they choose.
You can choose to go to the store now or five minutes later. That choice could lead to you meeting or not meeting someone who changes your life. But when you don’t have the necessary information to make that choice, and mortals almost never do, that’s called a “false choice”. Feeling like you’re responsible for these hundreds of choices every day can only lead to madness, or Zen.
Well, going by the comments here I guess it’s not unreasonable to say it would work out in your favor about half the time and then you’ll feel good about yourself, but the word for that is “survivorship bias”.
Surviving life means surviving a series of accidents. Some are volitional. If you are still alive, you are also on one of the branches that hasn’t ended. Yet.
It took me a while to learn and internalize what he’s telling Jin. But it made my life much better once I did.
Oh, yes. One of the hardest lessons to learn and yet, looking back, it’s seems so easy. And it has one of the biggest payoffs.
This man is wise. Everybody should learn this lesson from him.
he’s an idiot
no one has total responsibility for anything
everyone has partial responsibility for what happens around them
I didn’t read that anyone has total responsibility in this comic. Not sure where you inferred that. That being said, I DO think people have total responsibility when it comes to their own actions. Outside influences may occur, but in the end it’s up to you to decide, and you have a responsibility to see that decision through. For better and for worse.
Yes – they have responsibility for their own choices – and one choice, an important one, is choosing to be joyful or not, generally through blaming others, or letting emotions take over, and so on. And he does say that the choices are often not easy. Nor are they entirely up to the person who is choosing. But there is still a core of freedom within which we can choose – if only to choose our response, as Viktor Frankl realized in the death camp.
Sure, because noone is influenced in any way by any outer sources or circumstances. Sometimes the best option we can pick is the one that’s least shitty in a really bad hand of cards.
Ooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh………..
One of my button issues. Just when did the person in the Nazi death make the choice to be there? When did the person in the town totally unexpectedly invaded by this group now known as ISIS make the choice that made them unhappy? How is the person affected by the tsunami caused by an earthquake 7,000 miles away responsible for their own happiness through their own choice?
Life is a lottery. Those lucky enough to win the lottery are in a position to make choices that enable happiness. The rest of us are screwed.
Horrible life circumstances are not a choice, but even in the most horrible uncontrollable circumstances, happiness can be. Those in a death camp can be happy that their loved ones got away or that it won’t be long before they are reunited with their love ones in the great beyond. The person in a town invaded by ISIS could be happy that they are still alive or happy that they won’t live to see what happens to the rest of the town. Those hit by a tsunami can be grateful for the support of the community, be happy they survived at all, or look at it as an opportunity to start anew.
Happiness is about outlook more than circumstance. You can be scared and still happy, poor and still happy, rich and miserable, surrounded by friends and still seeing only the negatives. If the cosmic lottery is constantly killing your loved ones, stealing your money, and burning down your home… yeah, it is easier to choose not to be happy, but one can still be happy despite it all.
I’m not sure everyone one is capable of making that choice. I like to think anyone can, but then I’m an optimist. Past practice thinking positively despite something bad happening can help. A past with love and support can help. But I’m not sure everyone is able to look at the world from all sides, marginalize the negative as much as possible, and look for the positive regardless of their luck. I’m not sure everyone is wired be able to do that and even the best might not succeed every day, but I do believe it is worth attempting. Simply choosing to be happy can help better ones life under less extreme unfortunate circumstances.
No, they did not choose to be there. But even there, as Viktor Frankl discovered (Man’s Search for Meaning), they have the choice to respond, whether with generosity and concern for others there, or with bitterness and selfishness. And it makes a difference how they choose.
You can choose to go to the store now or five minutes later. That choice could lead to you meeting or not meeting someone who changes your life. But when you don’t have the necessary information to make that choice, and mortals almost never do, that’s called a “false choice”. Feeling like you’re responsible for these hundreds of choices every day can only lead to madness, or Zen.
Well, going by the comments here I guess it’s not unreasonable to say it would work out in your favor about half the time and then you’ll feel good about yourself, but the word for that is “survivorship bias”.
Surviving life means surviving a series of accidents. Some are volitional. If you are still alive, you are also on one of the branches that hasn’t ended. Yet.