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Should We EVEN Strive?

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                                Credits to psychologytoday.com ( https://images.app.goo.gl/nC3wJJzBUCSEgUNA9 ) Do you like the situation you are in right now? Are you fine with just staying there forever? According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, in life we first all need those basic needs like food and water. After this comes the need for safety, feeling loved, self-esteem, and finally self-actualization. It is stated that we only need those five needs in life; however, there is actually one more step after self actualization. It may not be shown in the pyramid, but the actual final step is called transcendence. The highest level a human can get to.    Credits to billygraham.org ( https://images.app.goo.gl/i9g3yRXPbkFttgFZ8 ) Transcendence in general is going beyond human experiences. It is achieving something that you really can't do in this lifetime. This could be seen as g...

Truth is ACTUALLY Important?

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  Credits t o theflyingtortoise.blogpots.com ( http://theflyingtortoise.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-hidden-truth.html ) When learning philosophy, we get to tackle a lot of topics which are somehow interesting. However, the topic that really caught my attention and made me think really hard was about truth. Before going deep and understanding the topic, I first had to know what its definition was. At first, I froze for a while because I didn't really know what it was. There could’ve been many possible answers depending on the situation. However, when you think about it and try connecting it to scenarios, truth could actually be reality. Now, why does it even matter in our lives? Credits to pinterest.ph ( https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/342344009165478750/ ) Truth is the reality of things in life. With truth, we get to know what is actually there or what actually is. Even if sometimes we may not technically see it, truth affects our perspective and o...