In his Meditations, Marcus Aurelius addressed the desire for comfort an ease in the context of rising from bed in the morning. His response was that it is the nature of Man to be productive and have experiences; therefore, it is proper to rise from bed, rather than staying warm and comfortable beneath blankets. Your solution claims to be different, as you suggest that ones desire for comfort and ease are not in conflict with the urge to be productive and experience life, yet you fail to show how this is so.
I am recommending that you consider the true meaning of a desire: Why does a person desire comfort? Why does this desire exist in nature? As a symbol that conveys meaning about productivity and living life well. At their roots, the seemingly contradictory emotions merge, and he who brings the emotions back to their roots will be positioned to utilize this powerful convergence.
This is bootstrapping. You assume that humans are coherent beings that are built upon a "truth" and that feelings and desires have a "true meaning;" therefore, you assume that humans' contradictory impulses must not be in conflict at their "true" core. I deny your assumptions.
I assume that there is reason in everything, and I seek to bring it to light. I find that this method proves it reasonableness, as reason, when sought, is discovered.
In his Meditations, Marcus Aurelius addressed the desire for comfort an ease in the context of rising from bed in the morning. His response was that it is the nature of Man to be productive and have experiences; therefore, it is proper to rise from bed, rather than staying warm and comfortable beneath blankets. Your solution claims to be different, as you suggest that ones desire for comfort and ease are not in conflict with the urge to be productive and experience life, yet you fail to show how this is so.
I am recommending that you consider the true meaning of a desire: Why does a person desire comfort? Why does this desire exist in nature? As a symbol that conveys meaning about productivity and living life well. At their roots, the seemingly contradictory emotions merge, and he who brings the emotions back to their roots will be positioned to utilize this powerful convergence.
This is bootstrapping. You assume that humans are coherent beings that are built upon a "truth" and that feelings and desires have a "true meaning;" therefore, you assume that humans' contradictory impulses must not be in conflict at their "true" core. I deny your assumptions.
I assume that there is reason in everything, and I seek to bring it to light. I find that this method proves it reasonableness, as reason, when sought, is discovered.