Paving the Way

In my previous text, I talked about philosophy and made it clear that I think it's better than religion. However, religion has one main advantage: it's easier to follow.

After you choose a religion, all you have to do is live by its rules. Every major religion has a book that serves as a guide for those who believe in it. Christians have the Bible, and Muslims have the Quran. But when it comes to philosophy, things are not so simple. Even if you choose to follow one kind of philosophy in particular, there won't be a single book about it; instead, there will be plenty to choose from, and some might even contradict each other, because philosophy is not an absolute truth.

Yet, I've been wondering lately if living without absolute truths is a good thing. I always preferred questions over answers, valued the ability to think over acting, and prized ideas over reality. But that's not enough for me anymore. I guess when you reach 25, you start looking for more stability—not just in life, but also inside your head. I'm very fond of Stoicism; to me, it's the best philosophy of all time. But a lot of its texts are highly hypothetical, and I wanted something more practical to serve as a guide for my everyday life.

That's something even religion fails to do. In the Bible, for example, you will find a lot of stories, metaphors, and even some things that you can or cannot do. But it doesn't tell Christians how to apply some of those ideas to everyday life; they need a pastor or a priest to do so. So, I've decided that perhaps I should write my own practical guide, based on the conclusions I've reached throughout my life so far, and complement them with Stoic philosophy.

Maybe it will be useful for other people as well, maybe it'll become another philosophy entirely, or maybe I'll give up halfway and never finish it. I guess we'll have to wait and see.