Bertrand Russell

I have never heard who Bertrand Russell was, but after a quick Wikipedia search and reading a few biographies I realized he was a pretty cool guy. A historian, mathematician, and a philosopher are enough occupations for someone to make some funky commandments. After reading Russell’s passage more then one commandant poked its face and stuck out to me. I know the assignment was to only find one but this was more then interesting to me. The first one, “ Do not feel absolutely about anything.”  Is a bold statement everyone should go by. Information changes everyday. People die, statistics change, science changes. Inevitability every little bit of information changes. No one likes a hard ass either, so If its not 2+2 don’t be so sure. I also liked number seven, although it seems more of a morality trait rather than a “commandment”, it makes you realize it is crucial to share your opinions.  Why be mute to the world, share your opinions because one day you could change the world. Our world is shaped by opinions; religion, politics, and culture. Without it the world would be bland, with out dimension. The last commandment that really stuck out to me was the last commandment. I believe so highly of this quote that I hung it in my dorm room. Sometimes I feel that I get envious from some of the naïve people here. I see them having fun on the weeknights when I am studying. They get unlimited amounts of spending money from their parents, when I had to work for all of mine. But I realize I am going to be the ones with the good grades and all of the money when they are suffering. I appreciated this assignment and I hope there are many more just like it.