Plato, Wallace, Dalai Lama
James Lovato II
English 2
Mrs. Kary
11-29-14
Success, is The Purpose of Life. 1. All living creatures on this unique world we call Earth have some type of meaning for there purpose of life. As history shown us, humans however, sometimes struggle to understand what their purpose of life is. Well in my opinion, the purpose of life is not just to find happiness, reproduce, or to become wealthy off riches but rather for an individual to become successful. Success has many different meanings to it so I'm going to define what the term success means to me. Success is a person who achieves their goals, becomes a righteous person, breaks free from there ego and discovers there purpose to life. However, reaching success is not a simple walk in the park, it takes an individual to awaken, become aware, and work to get out of the "cave," so they can be enriched in the light. Plato, in "The Allegory of the Cave," gives a great understanding about a person reaching success on what the purpose of life is. Plato is a ancient greek philosopher, born in 428 B.C. who was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle. David Wallace, in his vidoe "This is Water," also gives great insight on how to be a successful person. Wallace is an american novelist and professor of English and creative writing. He was born on Febuary 21, 1962 and unfortunately passed away in 2008. Also, the Dalai Lama, author of "His Holliness" talks about how to achieve success in many different perspectives than Plato and Wallace. The Dalai Lama was the 14th Dalai Lama born July 6, 1935. He is still living and is still the most current Dalai Lama. According to all three, Plato, Wallace, and the Dalai Lama, they all suggest that for a person to reach success, one must know there self, be understanding, make a choice, become more knowledgable, experience, embrace failure, awaken and become free; therefore, a person will obtain a state of enlightenment and truly understand what there purpose of living is.
English 2
Mrs. Kary
11-29-14
Success, is The Purpose of Life. 1. All living creatures on this unique world we call Earth have some type of meaning for there purpose of life. As history shown us, humans however, sometimes struggle to understand what their purpose of life is. Well in my opinion, the purpose of life is not just to find happiness, reproduce, or to become wealthy off riches but rather for an individual to become successful. Success has many different meanings to it so I'm going to define what the term success means to me. Success is a person who achieves their goals, becomes a righteous person, breaks free from there ego and discovers there purpose to life. However, reaching success is not a simple walk in the park, it takes an individual to awaken, become aware, and work to get out of the "cave," so they can be enriched in the light. Plato, in "The Allegory of the Cave," gives a great understanding about a person reaching success on what the purpose of life is. Plato is a ancient greek philosopher, born in 428 B.C. who was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle. David Wallace, in his vidoe "This is Water," also gives great insight on how to be a successful person. Wallace is an american novelist and professor of English and creative writing. He was born on Febuary 21, 1962 and unfortunately passed away in 2008. Also, the Dalai Lama, author of "His Holliness" talks about how to achieve success in many different perspectives than Plato and Wallace. The Dalai Lama was the 14th Dalai Lama born July 6, 1935. He is still living and is still the most current Dalai Lama. According to all three, Plato, Wallace, and the Dalai Lama, they all suggest that for a person to reach success, one must know there self, be understanding, make a choice, become more knowledgable, experience, embrace failure, awaken and become free; therefore, a person will obtain a state of enlightenment and truly understand what there purpose of living is.