Page 142 - Wholeness

Social acknowledgement of the whole will improve social
relationships. This will motivate the incapable to educate

themselves and train their skills.

“Wise men do not practice politics according to the rules of
the state, but according to the laws of virtue.”

In our future society, or the whole, we have to renew and
promote the need for wise people who will lead humanity in the

right direction.

Epicurus (b. 341 BCE on the island of Samos) is one of the

greatest philosophers of all times.

According to him, every living creature seeks for pleasure and
rejoices in it as it is the greatest good, and avoids pain as the

greatest evil and rejects it as much as possible. The main
purpose of life is getting rid of pain and achieving pleasure.

Philosophy provides techniques that help in the pursuit of

pleasure.

Philosophy points out that bliss and clear mind is wise people’s

ideal. It is achieved through freedom from fears and influences of
the material word, freedom from pain and lust, elimination of the

domination by desire and lust. Realistically speaking, happiness

is not unending. It is not possible to be in a constant state of
happiness; it exists from time to time and is interrupted by

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