Summary Of Becoming Human Chapter 4
Becoming Human Chapter 4
The Path To Freedom
• Vanier retells the story of Lazarus, the hungry beggar. He reminds the reader of how that story, which applied to the previous chapter (III From Exclusion to Inclusion: A Path of Healing), can be continued in this following chapter (IV The Path to Freedom). Vanier explains how you need to heal from your bad experiences and let them go. Once Lazarus goes to heaven, despite the rich man excluding him, Lazarus still wants to help the rich man when he is in need.
• He explains how a person may gravitate to those who have things in common with themselves, rather than forming a relationship with someone different. A person may not be open to forming a relationship with someone who is different because …show more content…
o Mahatma Gandhi, the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King; all these people and many more have lived by Vanier's quote. They do not look to make themselves better but to make everyone better as a whole. They want to help others out of good heart. Many of these people are role models, they were recognized for the successes they had because they achieved success in the right way for the right reasons. They lived a free life; free of evil acts lurking over their shoulders because they refused to submit to evil.
• Good deeds should be done for the good of humanity. If a person feels they need to do good deeds for self betterment then they should purify the need of self betterment to that they may do good deeds for the good of humanity.
• There are two attitudes that are common in many people; one to be a free spirit and find yourself, and one to try and fit the norm. We are all human and therefore we must understand that we should try to be ourselves and have trust that other humans will not judge …show more content…
• People who have such freedom are looked up to and admired. They seem to carry a slight presence or illusion of God with themselves by showing us their compassion, love and humility.
• Vanier says the first step to freedom is taking our fears and turning them into something that frees us even more. If you have a fear you may reflect on is and seek solutions. Facing your fears will remove part of what is holding you back from actually feeling free. Also, fear and freedom are related just as good and evil; without evil there can be no good, and therefore without fear there can be no freedom.
• The second step is to be aware of our limits. Just because you are right and they are wrong does not mean you have the right to target and attack them.
• We need to be able to listen to other's point of views and accept their way of thinking. We are not free if we are holding someone else back from being free.
• Buddhism teaches the four divine states of mind; to serve rather than demand, to have compassion and drive to remove one's suffering, have joy for the less fortunate rising up in freedom, and control our mind and
The Path To Freedom
• Vanier retells the story of Lazarus, the hungry beggar. He reminds the reader of how that story, which applied to the previous chapter (III From Exclusion to Inclusion: A Path of Healing), can be continued in this following chapter (IV The Path to Freedom). Vanier explains how you need to heal from your bad experiences and let them go. Once Lazarus goes to heaven, despite the rich man excluding him, Lazarus still wants to help the rich man when he is in need.
• He explains how a person may gravitate to those who have things in common with themselves, rather than forming a relationship with someone different. A person may not be open to forming a relationship with someone who is different because …show more content…
o Mahatma Gandhi, the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King; all these people and many more have lived by Vanier's quote. They do not look to make themselves better but to make everyone better as a whole. They want to help others out of good heart. Many of these people are role models, they were recognized for the successes they had because they achieved success in the right way for the right reasons. They lived a free life; free of evil acts lurking over their shoulders because they refused to submit to evil.
• Good deeds should be done for the good of humanity. If a person feels they need to do good deeds for self betterment then they should purify the need of self betterment to that they may do good deeds for the good of humanity.
• There are two attitudes that are common in many people; one to be a free spirit and find yourself, and one to try and fit the norm. We are all human and therefore we must understand that we should try to be ourselves and have trust that other humans will not judge …show more content…
• People who have such freedom are looked up to and admired. They seem to carry a slight presence or illusion of God with themselves by showing us their compassion, love and humility.
• Vanier says the first step to freedom is taking our fears and turning them into something that frees us even more. If you have a fear you may reflect on is and seek solutions. Facing your fears will remove part of what is holding you back from actually feeling free. Also, fear and freedom are related just as good and evil; without evil there can be no good, and therefore without fear there can be no freedom.
• The second step is to be aware of our limits. Just because you are right and they are wrong does not mean you have the right to target and attack them.
• We need to be able to listen to other's point of views and accept their way of thinking. We are not free if we are holding someone else back from being free.
• Buddhism teaches the four divine states of mind; to serve rather than demand, to have compassion and drive to remove one's suffering, have joy for the less fortunate rising up in freedom, and control our mind and