Why is it Hard to be Good?!

Christmas is giving. Christmas is sharing. Christmas is the time to do good. Christmas is good.

But what if this great season end? Will giving end? Will sharing end? Will doing good end? Simple and elementary questions, right? But the reality is, it needs tough answer!

Why does some man "good" only when this season come? You might be one of them...or I might be one of them...he he he...I don't want to exclude myself. Why is it really hard to be good?!

Man is hedonistic by nature (you might be arguing me he he he). PLEASURE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PURSUIT OF MANKIND (hedonists philosophy)! Do not deny! Because of this, man thought that pleasure is the only thing that is good for person. But also, hedonists believed that people must be equal, and the way to achieve that, is through allowing much more personal freedom.

Through this philosophy, more individuals ended up in a wrong direction. They do want they want to do. They do want they think is right just to satisfy their needs and pleasure. And more so, they desired to achieve more even they have enough in order to attain the greatest satisfaction shall I say their greatest happiness.

A lot of debates and arguments arose because of hedonism. In order to ease the confussions, hedonism can be conjoined by psychological and ethical egoism.

Psychological egoism is the theory that humans are motivated to pursue what is good for them - to make psychological hedonism: a purely descriptive claim which states that agents naturally seek pleasure; while ethical egoism claims that individuals should seek their own good - to make ethical hedonism the claim that we should act so as to produce our own pleasure.

You might not understand these things for they express deeper views. And it is really hard to understand (whew!) Anyway I will leave this quote that I got from Wikipedia, from the book of Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness, "The Objectivist Ethics". He still viewed pleasure as the proper end of ethics:


"To take "whatever makes one happy" as a guide to action means: to be guided by nothing but one's emotional whims. Emotions are not tools of cognition. . . . This is the fallacy inherent in hedonism--in any variant of ethical hedonism, personal or social, individual or collective. "Happiness" can properly be the purpose of ethics, but not the standard. The task of ethics is to define man's proper code of values and thus to give him the means of achieving happiness. To declare, as the ethical hedonists do, that "the property value is whatever gives you pleasure" is to declare that "the proper value is whatever you happen to value"--which is an act of intellectual and philosophical abdication, an act which merely proclaims the futility of ethics and invites all men to play it deuces wild."

"Santa Claus is Coming to Town!"

"Santa Claus is coming to town...Santa Claus is coming to town..." this was the line of a song that struck my mind while I was having a cup of coffee in Starbucks at Manhattan.

This line of a song reminds me that Christmas is coming. A lot of Christmas decorations, big Christmas Trees, wonderful and colorful Christmas lights and a lot more.

Holiday Seasons is really good specially when abundant promos are in your left and right.Like the promos of car companies (TOYOTA, HONDA, MAZDA etc.), saving discounts from groceries and department stores ( Walmart, BestBuy, Circuit City, etc.)

One thing I noticed, though it is great to celebrate Christmas in New York, I still longing for the celebration I used to...a Filipino way of Celebrating Christmas...I am not celebrating Christmas because of my religious belief...but it has been part of the Filipino Tradition or Culture shall I say.

Filipinos here miss the "Puto Bungbong" (not even the best cake in town could compare), "Bibingka" ,(not even the best cookie in New York could compare)...and a lot more...( I will not mention those foods that I knOw many Filipinos are longing for because of my religious belief.)

Yes it is true that Filipinos in New York are celebrating too but as the saying goes, "there's no place like home..." So, is Santa Claus coming to Town?

P.S.

I miss all my friends, my PCSHS faculty and students' friends, AND MOST OF ALL MY FAMILY!!!

A Question of Intelligence?

I still remember when I was a little boy, I asked my teacher a "dumb question" (as she have said) what is intelligence and where does intelligence come from ( he he he )?
She uttered, "from what part of earth did you get that question?"

As I continue my journey in achieving good status in life I encountered many trials, drastic problems, rigid hindrances and a lot more. Now that I've entered in the field of teaching (A TEACHER HUH!) I still have that question about intelligence.

I have read a lot of studies and articles about Intelligence yet, no one have given a concrete explanation of intelligence. They gave the definition, they made Standardized Tests to measure intelligence but these test are keep on changing and there have been debates how concrete and precise these tests are.

How can you say that successful lawyer is intelligent when in fact he has a broken home? How can you say that a famous doctor is intelligent when in fact he cannot cure his own illness? How can you say that a rich man is intelligent when in fact he doesn't have friends and he is not happy?

Based on educational discussions in school when i was studying it is clear to me that Intelligence Quotient is different from Emotional Quotient? But it is still a question that, if a person feels something or he uses his emotions doesn't he use his intelligence?

How about you? Can you explain intelligence? Is intelligence concrete? How can you really say that a person is intelligent. ( I know that you will use level of intelligence) But who really made this scales are they really intelligent?

Let's Take a Pause!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the visitors of my blog. You made a great contribution in the success of gathering people with the same field of inclination!

I know that questions posted here are quite tough but you really tried your best to come up with the solutions in every aspect of the questions. I am really proud of all individuals who tried their best in squeezing their mind just to prove that they can make it out of their own! I salute you guys!

Even though you didn't get it right what matters most is your determination to solve the problem. You are all brave men and women but for those who didn't try and afraid to try you have to remember this "It is better to Try and Failed than to Failed to Try"...and forever experience of estimable loss might have been!

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So thank you very much for your untiring support to make this blog successful!

Hope that this blog will help you entertain and train or even exercise your mind to think critically! May you stay viewing, visiting and participating on my blog. If you have comments, suggestions or even short words don't hesitate to place it in my comments! And you can also link all my posts here in your blog to generate more blogs and gather more friends!!!

Are you Checkmate?!

Chess is a recreational and competitive game for two players. It is derived from Persian Shah ("the King"), an abbreviation of Shâh-mât (Checkmate)._wikipedia

Today, chess is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide².Playing chess is really cool! It helps you develop your mind, patience, courage and perseverance! It will train you how to have a good decision making, to sacrifice for the benefit of the majority, and to achieve your goal diligently! I know you are one of them! Right?

But did you realize how many squares are there on a chessboard? Yes, we've been playing a lot of times but we didn't even ask the exact number of squares on it!

So what are you waiting for? Find how many squares are there on a chessboard? Give your brief explanation how did you get it supported by formulas to make sure that you are not cheating!!!

Come on guys!!! Don't be Checkmate!

Congratulations

Renz Reyes!
You made it!
Your explanation is accepted but if you could give the formula you will be on the Second Level!!!

First Challenge!!! Wanna Try?!

This question was taken from the book "A Challenging Book of Brain TeaserS" compiled by Mensa UK Member.

Let's see how you deal with it! I am challenging all the wise guys to answer this mind bugling WARM UP of this blog! Submit your answer through comments and your brief explanation to make sure that you did not copy someone's answer.

Names of individuals who got the correct answer and explanation will be posted here!!!

Come on! Take the first step to see If yOur REALLY A WISE GUY!!!

Here's the question!!!

In a recent competition all 11 contestants lined up in a straight line to have their photograph taken for the local newspaper. So that the winner would stand out from the other contestants, the winner was asked to stand on a box in the center of the line-up. Alec and Alma stood to the right of the box, Adam stood to the right of Alroy, two people stood between Aaron and Aubyn, Archy and Adrian stood to the left of the box, six people stood between Alma and Aaron, seven people stood between Alston and Albert, Antony and Adrian stood either side of Aaron and two people stood between Aaron and Archy.
Who won the competition?


Congratulations to the following person who got the correct answer! You're on the first level then!

1. Princes Celmea Aspuria

2. Renz Reyes

3. Melvin Perez

Meeting the Wise guys!!!

"Every individual are unique from itself! Nobody has completely the same characteristics ever".

As they have said,"many are chosen...but few are called"....
I am inviting individuals with high level of critical thinking to share their ideas, concepts and opinions in intellectual discussion.

If you believe that YOU ARE ONE OF THEM you could post your blog, link this to your blog and to others...so the WISE GUYS could meet here!!!

If you're up to challenge you could be a part of THE WISE GUYS SOCIETY!!!...so what are you waiting for?!..."Wanna make it happen?!...Do it now!!!