When I stumbled upon this site yesterday, it distantly got me thinking about Nietzsche and his ideas on what we owe our ancestors. This site shows significant events that happened on this day in history. These events happened because of the ancestors of the human race. Nietzsche states that we owe our ancestors because they gave us life and that we can never really pay them back for it. I believe that by learning from our past and our ancestors’ pasts we can learn how to make the world survive. by keeping the Earth in tact and allowing it to survive for many more generations, I believe we are paying back our ancestors. We aren’t paying them back directly, but we are allowing their familial line to continue to create more history.
Life
Spock
Recently I watched the movie “Star Trek: Into the Darkness.” In the movie Spock (pictured in blue) is known for his logical and rational thought processes, whereas Captain Kirk (pictured in yellow) is one who acts on gut feelings and emotions. I’ve drawn a connection between Spock and Sartre’s thinking. Sartre believe that you need to think of mankind as a whole before thinking about yourself, just like Spock rationalizes what is the best option based on rules and regulations. On the other hand, Kirk is the opposite, he acts first thinks later. Both characters have their attributes and flaws. For example, Kirk’s emotional actions lead to saving Spock’s life while also breaking the rules.
Peace after the Storm
Friday after class I had an hour to kill so I decided to take a stroll through the art museum. When perusing the art work there was one piece that stopped me as I passed by. It is titled “Peace after the Storm.” At first sight this painting seems to depict a corpse that has washed up on shore. Being the optimist that I can occasionally be, I imagined that this man is alive, struggling to be, but alive. Sometimes I can imagine myself in a similar state, not literally washed up on shore, but struggling to keep myself above water. To me the moment painted is the man’s success in breaching the water’s surface and surviving. It is a peace in and of itself. Some of the aspects of life that keep us (the human race) struggling to remain afloat are not knowing who we are inside and what we want to do with our lives. The latter is where I stand now, trying to decipher how to obtain my long-term goal (preferably without being thousands of dollars in debt).
Peace after the storm by Ferdinand Schauss
The Nature of Self 