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Review by kevinjohn85 -- Rediscovering the Wisdom of Hum...
[Following is a volunteer review of "Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature" by Chet Shupe.]
The book, Rediscovering the wisdom of Human Nature by Chet Shupe, talks about the human alienation of happiness from the original purpose of natural wisdom. This happiness comes from the realization of his totality as being endowed with natural soul to be freed from the selfish desires of modern society. The indoctrination of laws and moral principles from different religions and government institutions made human beings incapable of attaining the real happiness of his soul. It is the cause why many people in the world suffer from brokenness and can not find the way out of their problems especially the broken relationships.
Humans have forgotten the fact that they are part of the theory of evolution, which means that they are primarily belong to the group of primates. Looking back to the way of life by the "Homo Sapiens" from which human species gradually evolved; they are not govern by certain laws and morals but through their natural innate "feelings." This emotion should guide all of us to rediscover the happiness we lost from the domain of modernization. We are all subjected to conform ourselves to the laws made by men. We should instead listen to the voice of our "feelings" for without it we couldn't realize the value of loving one another.
What I like about this book is the natural expression of the author's unique discoveries about the wisdom of human nature. Although he based his assumptions on subjective premises rather than on objective truth about the reality of life that we have treasured on this planet, he still deserved respect from all of us. We cannot ignore the fact about the seemingly insurmountable problems about human conflicts and also the insatiable desires from man's heart to acquire more profits and possessions in life.
There are many things that I don't want about this book, for instance, the author is blaming the laws and moral principles from different religions and government institutions. He said that those are the reasons why we suffer from depressions, as in the situation where he been diagnosed. He couldn't accept the a well-grounded perspective that laws and morals guide us towards unity and right actions. We do not base our actions just on "feelings" but on reasons, which makes us who we are: humans. Otherwise we just do whatever we feel good; on the contrary, not all of what we feel are objectively acceptable.
I don't recommend this book to those who have weak minds or understanding; certainly not, because it can misled them from taking the right path towards life's true happiness. On the other hand, I would like that those who attained a solid form of maturity, which means they are able to discern and differentiate between what is right and wrong and have a strong conviction to decide rightly the good of oneself and as well as of other people, to read this book and learn from the lessons that the author wants his readers to take into considerations.
At the end of the day, I rate this book 2 out of 4 for the author's effort to express his theory. I don't give 3 stars and above because it doesn't belong to that category, nor I rate it to 1 star only for respect of the author's personal disposition and ideas.
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Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature
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The book, Rediscovering the wisdom of Human Nature by Chet Shupe, talks about the human alienation of happiness from the original purpose of natural wisdom. This happiness comes from the realization of his totality as being endowed with natural soul to be freed from the selfish desires of modern society. The indoctrination of laws and moral principles from different religions and government institutions made human beings incapable of attaining the real happiness of his soul. It is the cause why many people in the world suffer from brokenness and can not find the way out of their problems especially the broken relationships.
Humans have forgotten the fact that they are part of the theory of evolution, which means that they are primarily belong to the group of primates. Looking back to the way of life by the "Homo Sapiens" from which human species gradually evolved; they are not govern by certain laws and morals but through their natural innate "feelings." This emotion should guide all of us to rediscover the happiness we lost from the domain of modernization. We are all subjected to conform ourselves to the laws made by men. We should instead listen to the voice of our "feelings" for without it we couldn't realize the value of loving one another.
What I like about this book is the natural expression of the author's unique discoveries about the wisdom of human nature. Although he based his assumptions on subjective premises rather than on objective truth about the reality of life that we have treasured on this planet, he still deserved respect from all of us. We cannot ignore the fact about the seemingly insurmountable problems about human conflicts and also the insatiable desires from man's heart to acquire more profits and possessions in life.
There are many things that I don't want about this book, for instance, the author is blaming the laws and moral principles from different religions and government institutions. He said that those are the reasons why we suffer from depressions, as in the situation where he been diagnosed. He couldn't accept the a well-grounded perspective that laws and morals guide us towards unity and right actions. We do not base our actions just on "feelings" but on reasons, which makes us who we are: humans. Otherwise we just do whatever we feel good; on the contrary, not all of what we feel are objectively acceptable.
I don't recommend this book to those who have weak minds or understanding; certainly not, because it can misled them from taking the right path towards life's true happiness. On the other hand, I would like that those who attained a solid form of maturity, which means they are able to discern and differentiate between what is right and wrong and have a strong conviction to decide rightly the good of oneself and as well as of other people, to read this book and learn from the lessons that the author wants his readers to take into considerations.
At the end of the day, I rate this book 2 out of 4 for the author's effort to express his theory. I don't give 3 stars and above because it doesn't belong to that category, nor I rate it to 1 star only for respect of the author's personal disposition and ideas.
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Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
