Nowadays, hardly anyone likes Philosophy even people who study them (!?). Understandably, it’s easier to complain, talk about your next trip and the upcoming movie than to talk about something too abstract, too powerful that you probably don’t really understand.

Unfortunately, your life is determined by your philosophy!

Philosophy is basically just a set of rules & principles that govern your thinking and actions. It forms your belief about life (or anything in general). Most people have their own philosophy and belief. And we can more or less tell one’s philosophy and belief about anything through their languages and actions.

If you believe in karma, you don’t do bad things.
If you believe in luck and fate, you don’t bother trying as everything’s already decided.
If you’re money or health-conscious, you’ll do anything – everything to get more money or become healthy! You value them more than anything else.

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What if you don’t have any life’s philosophy?
Well, what if the ship you’re on doesn’t have a map and compass? It will follow the wind’s directions. Whichever directions the wind blows, you’ll follow. You don’t really know where you’re going.

Similarly, if you don’t have any life’s philosophy, then you probably follow your friends’; your parent’s, or even worse, the media’s philosophy. Whatever they tell you to play, travel and eat (which is oftentimes not good for you), you’ll follow. No questions asked.

If that’s the case, then too Bad for you!

Eventually though, you will form your own philosophy according to your character, education and environment.

That’s how important philosophy is! Unfortunately, we’re oftentimes “blind to the obvious,” and we’re also “blind to our blindness” (Thinking Fast and Slow).