It is connected to the sexual revolution, and it is connected to
a human desire in terms of a freedom that knows no bounds other than that which is assigned by the conventions of the day.
Eberstadt presents a problem of
human desire in both its male and female modes — perhaps even in a desire for the infinite.
One theme that remains constant in this narrative is the fundamental agreement that, as two distinct institutional expressions, church and state must seek to shape
human desire in ways that promote public goods without denying human freedom.
Even secularists must admit that all governments seek to shape
human desire in one way or another as part of forging a common life.
The derangement of
human desire in the Garden opened human desire to an infinite range of possibility by making that desire inchoate.
Not exact matches
The deepest urge
in human nature is the
desire to feel important.
The basic
human desire to get a deal, or better yet something for free, is key to getting people into your store
in a mood to buy.
Even more important, don't give
in to the natural
human desire to know exactly what's being said about you, or to try to please everyone so they'll only have good things to say.
The right solution ties
in perfectly to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a well - known pyramid which ranks
human needs and
desires in order of necessity: From the physiological (the basics like water and oxygen), up to safety, love and belonging, esteem, and finally, self - actualization.
These three brands have tapped into something deeper
in all of us with their spot - on video advertising campaigns that, respectively, inspire our love of nature and adventure, our need for
human connection and the
desire for creative thought and expression.
While people may be buying more online, the pendulum is swinging back to a consumer
desire for some kind of
in - person
human interaction with retailers.
This is the root of sexual violence: The idea that women aren't autonomous
human beings with the right and ability to say yes to sexual interactions we want and no to those we don't, but that we're receptacles for male sexual
desire, that our bodies are up for grabs (literally,
in this case).
With this free agency comes a heavy burden of responsibility; witness the crushing defeat
in Professor Brand's vain struggle to enact the destiny he so
desires for the
human race.
Getting
humans to the red planet is a quest to satisfy our existential
human desire to know if we are the only living beings
in the solar system.
We don't just work to protect the environment — we tap into the universal
human desire for self - determination, and work to change how decisions are made
in B.C. by answering questions like: Who gets to decide?
«This pattern of higher satisfaction among younger workers held true for many other key issues addressed
in our survey, including pay, performance management and careers, making their
desire to leave their organizations all the more at odds with traditional views of loyalty, retention and engagement,» said Michael Burniston, US and Canada Leader for Mercer's
Human Capital business.
«
Human nature
desires quick results, there is a particular zest
in making money quickly, and remoter gains are discounted by the average man at a very high rate» John Maynard Keynes
Of course there is a line between socialising and collaborating — but
in many cases it's the
desire for
human company that sends business owners and remote workers scuttling into coworking spaces.
Humans are a separate species, so we have similar
desires and problems no matter where we live or what time period we live
in.
Rather, I wanted to emphasize how those
in power can take advantage of
human needs, fears and
desires to accomplish their goals.
For anyone who thinks the Germans have thrown
in the towel on their
desire to proclame themselves the Master Race of this planet and treat other
human beings as nothing more than inanimate objects, think again.
In human society this aspiration is expressed by a desire to find significances and uses for things which otherwise have none, assigning meaning to things by virtue of their affinity to other things or personalities available in the natural worl
In human society this aspiration is expressed by a
desire to find significances and uses for things which otherwise have none, assigning meaning to things by virtue of their affinity to other things or personalities available
in the natural worl
in the natural world.
Unfortunately
in my case, I've probably gone to excess the other way... after 43 years of being (
in my view) threatened with hellfire for every cotton - picking thing (including the «sinfulness» of being born
in the first place because it's a well - known scriptural fact that every
human is born sinful and separated from G - d, with a heart that does nothing but
desire evil and no way to please G - d even when righteous), threatened with being «left behind»
in the rapture (should I fail on some doctrinal (belief) point at the crucial moment)... I refuse to consider ANY possibility of hell at all.
Our cause is never more
in danger, than when a
human, no longer
desiring, but intending, to do our Enemy's will, looks round upon a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished, and asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys.
We
humans make God contemptible because of our prejudice, taught / learned hate, and our
desire to make God over into our image (you know, the cool dad who lives with his perfect family
in the cul de sac and belongs to the same golf club you do, etc, etc.).
Hinduism has unparalleled wisdom and gives a macro-picture (i.e. reincarnating until you give up all material
desires and pleasures
in search of God), but it seems impractical
in a particular incarnation of a
human being.
It is Jesus who stirs
in you the
desire to do something great with your lives, the will to follow an ideal, the refusal to allow yourselves to be ground down by mediocrity, the courage to commit yourselves humbly and patiently to improving yourselves and society, makng the world more
human and more fraternal.»
The idea of an «absolute antidote» suggests a different concept of the
human than is presumed
in Hitchens's argument: a being capable of enslavement by his darker side, one whose infinite
desire for something beyond himself can be short - circuited into various «false infinities» (Ratzinger), who can redeem himself only by restoring the circuitry of his absolute relationship with his Generator.
In this sense we say things like, «it is in the nature of human beings» or «it is natural for human beings» to, for example, conceive and be conceived in male - female coitus, nurse their young, employ productive and practical reason, desire to know, live in walkable settlements, think in symbolic narrative, live well, etc
In this sense we say things like, «it is
in the nature of human beings» or «it is natural for human beings» to, for example, conceive and be conceived in male - female coitus, nurse their young, employ productive and practical reason, desire to know, live in walkable settlements, think in symbolic narrative, live well, etc
in the nature of
human beings» or «it is natural for
human beings» to, for example, conceive and be conceived
in male - female coitus, nurse their young, employ productive and practical reason, desire to know, live in walkable settlements, think in symbolic narrative, live well, etc
in male - female coitus, nurse their young, employ productive and practical reason,
desire to know, live
in walkable settlements, think in symbolic narrative, live well, etc
in walkable settlements, think
in symbolic narrative, live well, etc
in symbolic narrative, live well, etc..
If you are two consenting adult
human beings and you
desire to have a loving, committed relationship
in which to raise a family, and you wish to have all of the benefits and responsibilities that comes with it, marriage is a good choice.
Over the centuries there has been a basic
human desire for some kind of invisible mental or spiritual atmosphere which connects
in some mystic way all the minds and hearts of mankind.
In garden design, gates and curved paths and alcoves satisfy a
human desire for mystery and resolution.
Since His
desire is that every single
human on earth be saved and come to a full knowledge of the truth, may we pray and work to that end, trusting
in His power, crying out for His grace and mercy.
The homosexual person may initially recoil at the perspective presented here, but that is because he easily confuses
human nature with what «feels natural» or what «comes naturally» -
in his case, the powerful
desire to engage
in sexual activity with another male.
But, also,
human love is tinged with our own
desires, even
in my marriage, and this how we all are.
We are
human beings, and we relate to one another better when we stop expecting the other person to behave
in a prescribed, programmed way but instead talk openly with one another about our actual
desires, preferences, hopes, and expectations.
Over against the
desire to uproot, the creational mandate revels
in this - worldly occupation, preferring to flatten out apocalpytic into the idea of a Christian society as the natural outgrowth of
human life.
The Quranic texts do not give
in detail the code of laws regulating dealings —
human actions — but they give the general principles which guide people to perfection, to a life of harmony — to an inner harmony between man's appetites and his spiritual
desires, to harmony between man and the natural world, and to a harmony between individuals as well as a harmony with the society
in which men live.
Those words seem especially apt to me, for it is indeed by our imagining, by what our hearts picture
in fear or
desire, that we
humans are pushed and pulled
in our many directions.
Estrangement is implied
in Paul's classical description of the
human predicament of «man against himself» because of his conflicting
desires.
«According to our Teacher, just as they are sinners who contract a second marriage, even though it be
in accord with
human law, so also are they sinners who look with lustful
desire at a woman.
If God
desires to speak to
human beings, he must do so
in such a way that he can be understood.
In a society founded on the exaltation of freedom it is understandable that the desire to satisfy one's human appetites takes an ever firmer grip on individuals who live in an environment where they have considerable spending power and great encouragement to spend on pleasures and material good
In a society founded on the exaltation of freedom it is understandable that the
desire to satisfy one's
human appetites takes an ever firmer grip on individuals who live
in an environment where they have considerable spending power and great encouragement to spend on pleasures and material good
in an environment where they have considerable spending power and great encouragement to spend on pleasures and material goods.
Indeed, no such abbreviated statement as we here are making, with a few quotations from the Hebrew Psalms, can begin to do justice to the Psalter as a compendium of all the moods and attitudes, conflicts,
desires, and aspirations of the
human soul
in its relationships with God.
Nothing but the
human ego is involved
in the incessant
desire for new thrills and new conquests, which are designed basically to overcome one's own psychological doubts and fears of sexual dysfunction.
The «
desire for God is written
in the
human heart» (CCC 27), and yet prayer seems to be a topic which many people find hard to explain, so I was interested to see how this DVD approached the subject.
In one memorable paragraph we have the comparison made between a universe without moral laws and led just by human desire, which leads to a dying universe, as indicated by C. S. Lewis in his book The Abolition of Man, and Nagel's view of the universe becoming aware of itself in man, and becoming conscious of truth, beauty and goodnes
In one memorable paragraph we have the comparison made between a universe without moral laws and led just by
human desire, which leads to a dying universe, as indicated by C. S. Lewis
in his book The Abolition of Man, and Nagel's view of the universe becoming aware of itself in man, and becoming conscious of truth, beauty and goodnes
in his book The Abolition of Man, and Nagel's view of the universe becoming aware of itself
in man, and becoming conscious of truth, beauty and goodnes
in man, and becoming conscious of truth, beauty and goodness.
Insofar as the proposal of the Incarnation addresses one of the greatest
human desires (that the transcendent become immanent), everyone has at least some stake
in retaining the deeper meaning of the holiday.
While we're at it, let's just do away with the whole Bible thing and all agree that we as
humans have the inherent
desire to believe
in something greater than ourselves because deep down we realize that we are completely unable to not screw everything up.
Is the
desire for peace a manifestation of psychological longing and wish - projection which
human beings put forth
in their infantile
desire to return to the pristine purity of an imaginary garden of Eden, serpents and all?