Perfection is a great aspiration, but not
an absolute necessity of life.
Not exact matches
The Catholic Maurice Blondel similarly criticised abstract philosophical schemata in order to confront men with the
necessity of finding an
Absolute in history that grounds freedom and reveals
life's unified sense.
I happen to
live in Britain where the welfare state, despite its obvious failings and inadequacies (to which reactionaries are always calling attention), has had and still does have as its chief concern the provision to everyone
of those
absolute necessities that are required if the citizens are to lead better, healthier, and more satisfying
lives because they have been delivered from nagging fears and worries about illness and old age and much else that can be so dreadfully threatening to them.
In the midst
of the graduation excitement and ideas
of absolute freedom as you set off to chart your own course in
life, it's easy to lose sight
of the
necessity to keep your finances in check.
We used coupons, ate a lot
of meatless meals, shopped at thrift stores, cooked from scratch, brown bagged it, continued to use our old and worn - down furniture, didn't replace anything that wasn't an
absolute necessity, limited our going out to eat, only had one car, stayed home a lot, used gift cards from Swagbucks to buy any non-necessities, bought eye glasses from Zenni optical, learned to be content with what we had, and continued to
live on a strict written budget.
My own suspicion is that nothing outside
of absolute necessity will really alter our way
of living.
In contemporary Israel, where land is running out, asphalt is eating up the landscape, the air is thick with smog and gas isn't getting any cheaper, a day like this is an
absolute necessity, reminding us all that the car's dominance
of our
living space is not a divinely - ordained decree, but a conscious decision that we have made - and that we can decide otherwise if we wish.
The document also recommends a range
of defences to protect free speech: these would include lawful authority,
necessity (to protect
life, for example), consent,
absolute privilege (such as reporting court or parliamentary proceedings), the publication
of public documents, etc..
Keep overhead low by spending only on the
absolute necessities in the beginning, especially for people who only have 3 - 6 months
of living expenses saved up.
But once you recognize the
absolute necessity of having
life insurance coverage, it's just a matter
of finding an affordable policy.
It is almost the same as the standard form coverage that is bought by people who own the buildings in which they make their homes but is not generally considered an
absolute necessity by many people who rent the house or apartment in which they and some
of the most valuable people in their
lives reside and in which are stored some
of their most prized possessions.
This type
of protection will be an
absolute necessity for anyone
living in the Detroit, North Michigan area.