Blog Post #31

As we continue to discuss Franz Kafka and the Modernist idea, we were asked to evaluate and study the ideas of morality, existentialism, and empathy. All of these terms are hard to define, and the exact clarified meaning is debatable. In my own opinion, all three of these mean something that cannot be completely explained. To me, morality is like pity. To have morality is to have values, and values make you human. I feel that to have morality is to be a good person at heart. It is hard to have morality, and very few people are truly moral. To become a man is to define your own values, and to set your morals in stone. Your values cannot be changed once you state them as your own. Existentialism is a little different. I see Existentialism as being an active member of society. You have to do more than just exist. It is sometimes hard to get motivated for something like school or a long work day, but for the benefit of those you love and not only yourself is to be an Existential person. Empathy is one of the hardest things for a person to be. To be empathetic is almost impossible. Doing the right thing even when no one is looking is sometimes hard, but empathy can help you do it. Not a lot of people are empathetic these days, but I am trying to get there. If I could be moral, existential, and empathetic all at the same time all the time, I would be a perfect person. Obviously that's not true, but I will try my hardest. I hope to improve myself through these rights.

The more specific definition for morality is a little more powerful. Morality is the idea that everyone you know and have ever felt for has taken you into their heart and you have taken a little bit of them into you. Humans sympathize on a primitive level, and when it comes down to it we are all brothers and sisters... kind of. Existentialism is a little more debatable too. Existentialism is a way of describing people who are truly kind. To be selfless is to be Existential. There has been few people throughout history that could be defined under Existentialism, but even fewer are truly kind. The definition is skewed, and to be completely selfless is merely undefined also. Empathy is also hard to confine into a specific rule. Empathy is feeling emotion, any emotion for someone. When you see someone that is sad, unconsciously, you also feel sad. You have a connection with this person and it is human nature to want to help. You sympathize people, even if they are a complete stranger. All of these ideas are lined up in one direction: why do we feel? We have these funny things called emotions and for some reason we listen to them. It's all debatable, but in the end we have to obey what we know is always right. I bet that if you raised a child from birth in a complete isolation, he would still feel all the emotions and connections any other child would to his/her parents. You just know. It's not debatable that we have family, and it's also no surprise we relate to the people we love. Emotion is always differing, but we all feel. It is human nature to love, and you have to trick yourself into hate.