Blog Post # 3

Banach part IV lecture was a little bit easier for me to understand, and relate to than his others.  Mainly because his statements were on human happiness, and human freedom. Which were things I've thought about before, so this assighment is just helping me jot my thoughts down. To clarify Banach's statement on freedom, he means mentally free for example doing the things that society considers wrong, for example, cursing an elderly person out, society considers that "uncivilized". What Banach is asking is are we free to do anything we feel, no matter the severity. And for happiness banach has broad view on what it is but didn't talk about the types of happiness or say If he believed it's a natural instict all human beings have.

    I personally believe that human happiness is a natural act (human instinct), to give human beings self confidence, and have a reason to move on with their lives. The way humans gain their happiness is by doing something and being proud of it, or if another person does something for them, or informs them with good news (if the news applies to them). Happiness majority of the times sounds like whatever happened was a positive deed. But happiness just benefits the person who's feeling it. For example one's happiness can come from hunting deers, now the person who's hunting is going to be pleased because they got what they wanted, but the deer most likely isn't. Happiness also has a way of lasting for a short period of time, for example if someone was already having a bad day, or is a bit depressed than a miniscule thing that normally would make you happy, might or might not give them a small dose of happiness, and if it doesn't than they'll go back to their negative mood.

   When banach was talking about freedom I think he was talking about mental freedom. Mental freedom to me is when someone speaks their mind freely without having to censore their thoughts, and mental slavery is when someone complete decides to follow societies beliefs. I believe people should follow what their mind tells them, because if everyone followed the same rules in life than we'd all be the same and the world wouldn't be an interesting place. But at the same time I believe their needs to be rules, but not the type that tell us what choices we should make in our lives, but the type of rules that help guide us, and teaches us how to act in an appropriate mannor. I know the word "act" means fame but sometimes people need to act in order to get something or help someone, or even help themselves.