Comments on: Is Life Just a Test? http://www.wmberry.com/blog/is-life-just-a-test/ William Berry, MS, CAP Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:54:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: William Berry http://www.wmberry.com/blog/is-life-just-a-test/comment-page-1/#comment-2675 William Berry Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:39:46 +0000 http://www.wmberry.com/?p=452#comment-2675 Very nice Ursula. I like how you bring everything back to the constant flux of change, which is the underlying truth in everything. I also like your argument that if one considers the better job, then were they truly content in the first place? And it seems you are able to answer that with the thought any contentment outside of a monastery may not be unequivocal contentment. This is an excellent point, and in this culture stands to reason, which I seem to have inadvertently pointed out. No matter how happy you might be, in this culture we seem to fall victim to always being on the lookout for something more. Excellent comments as always. Thank you. Very nice Ursula. I like how you bring everything back to the constant flux of change, which is the underlying truth in everything.
I also like your argument that if one considers the better job, then were they truly content in the first place? And it seems you are able to answer that with the thought any contentment outside of a monastery may not be unequivocal contentment. This is an excellent point, and in this culture stands to reason, which I seem to have inadvertently pointed out. No matter how happy you might be, in this culture we seem to fall victim to always being on the lookout for something more.
Excellent comments as always. Thank you.

]]> By: Ursula? http://www.wmberry.com/blog/is-life-just-a-test/comment-page-1/#comment-2674 Ursula? Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:49:36 +0000 http://www.wmberry.com/?p=452#comment-2674 ditto. knowledge of psychology is a dangerous thing; however, when it comes to self analysis it is not so scary because you know you can always change something you do not like about yourself, or if you choose not too, obviously you have come to accept this about yourself and it is not so scary. (at least this is my experience). ...and not to mention one has to constantly remind one's self that psychology is ALL THEORY whose reasoning is only relevant within the theoretical scheme one is subscribing to. one thing that helps me overcome things (in this case, theories and ideas) that seem to be unchanging comes from evolutionary theory actually. The upshot basically is that nothing is ever set in stone: everything is constantly changing so therefore nothing is really 'correct' or the 'ideal' because everything is adapting to it's ever changing environment; it would be a fallacy to state that something should be this way or that way. Recourse to the following theory is comforting, especially in relation to one's own self. ...or like you say, i might be just intellectually 'reframing' so called shortcomings within one 'dime a dozen' theories in defense. hahahha. ...though if one does think everything is in a constant state of flux then rationalization and understanding are rendered to the status of brain teasers in sunday's paper: not to be taken seriously because the answers will be different next week anyways. one point you mention that i do not understand however, is your example of being content where you work, then offered something 'better.' I guess, retrospectively, you would have to conclude that you were not unequivocally content in the first place. :::shrugs::: i personally think contentment outside the cloister of a monastery is a dangerous thing. you should blog about that concept! ditto. knowledge of psychology is a dangerous thing; however, when it comes to self analysis it is not so scary because you know you can always change something you do not like about yourself, or if you choose not too, obviously you have come to accept this about yourself and it is not so scary. (at least this is my experience). …and not to mention one has to constantly remind one’s self that psychology is ALL THEORY whose reasoning is only relevant within the theoretical scheme one is subscribing to.

one thing that helps me overcome things (in this case, theories and ideas) that seem to be unchanging comes from evolutionary theory actually. The upshot basically is that nothing is ever set in stone: everything is constantly changing so therefore nothing is really ‘correct’ or the ‘ideal’ because everything is adapting to it’s ever changing environment; it would be a fallacy to state that something should be this way or that way. Recourse to the following theory is comforting, especially in relation to one’s own self. …or like you say, i might be just intellectually ‘reframing’ so called shortcomings within one ‘dime a dozen’ theories in defense. hahahha. …though if one does think everything is in a constant state of flux then rationalization and understanding are rendered to the status of brain teasers in sunday’s paper: not to be taken seriously because the answers will be different next week anyways.

one point you mention that i do not understand however, is your example of being content where you work, then offered something ‘better.’ I guess, retrospectively, you would have to conclude that you were not unequivocally content in the first place. :::shrugs:::

i personally think contentment outside the cloister of a monastery is a dangerous thing. you should blog about that concept!

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