Start Following Your Dreams, Stop Worrying About What You're 'Supposed To Do' Greek words for love. There are a few Greek words for love, as the Greek language distinguishes how the word is used.
Ancient Greek has four distinct words for love: agápe, éros, philía, and storgē. However, as with other languages, it has been historically difficult to separate the meanings of these words. Nonetheless, the senses in which these words were generally used are given below. See also[edit] References[edit] Jump up ^ ἀγάπη, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on PerseusJump up ^ ἔρως, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on PerseusJump up ^ φιλία, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on PerseusJump up ^ στοργή, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus External links[edit] 16 Secrets to Achieving Success in Life. Famous Quotes from famous people. 12 Rules for Being a Human Being. - StumbleUpon. - StumbleUpon. - StumbleUpon.
The Four Noble Truths. How Society Works: 8 Revealing Psychological Insights Into Our Social Behaviour. Would you post a letter dropped in the street, obey an order to electrocute another person, start a conversation with a familiar stranger or help a lost child?
Stanley Milgram was an American social psychologist who is most famous for his obedience experiments (see below), but he was fascinated by all aspects of social order, especially in the city. Like me he wondered how city dwellers manage to live in such proximity to each other. He wondered at how orderly queues are and what happens when their delicate balance is challenged. And he wanted to see how interconnected people were in an age before Twitter and Facebook. Here are eight pieces of his research which each provide insight into how society works. 1. How helpful are people?
To find out Milgram decided to enlist the help of some 6 and 10-years-olds. In the towns the reaction was relatively heartening: 72% offered help. Beyond the bare numbers the stories were even more telling. 2. Surprisingly people’s reactions were quite meek. May 05th to May 12th, 2012 "I think it's better to have ideas." - Chris Rock. An Essay by Einstein. "How strange is the lot of us mortals!
Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people -- first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy. A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving...
"I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves -- this critical basis I call the ideal of a pigsty. The ideals that have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. "My political ideal is democracy.