My own, personal philosophy on life would be that we can't "plan" our lives. We can plan an education, a career, a wedding, a funeral, etc., but we can't plan our whole life before we've lived it. I think of philosophy sort of the way I think about HR; it's there, and it's always going to be there, but I'm not sure there is an overall value realized in the end when accounting gets it.

I think what any philosophy accomplishes, especially when widely accepted, is to induce a subtle form of manipulation over a substantial portion of the general population. I see it as a tool philosophical scholars have used many times to simply shame a person into acceptance, even if it's a completely superficial acceptance. Superficial still promotes the philosophy.

And that's what's important to a philosophical belief, ideal or way of life - acceptance.

There was a time when I had that respect for philosophers that most people have, but when I developed my own philosophy, I then only saw them as opinions with which I could agree or disagree. But that's just me.

I think too many philosophical ideals being presented today lean towards completely upsetting life as we know it, and with purpose. Some of these "ideals" have nothing to do with philosophy and everything to do with, for lack of a better term, brainwashing. But it hides behind the respected name "philosophy," when it's really scam philosophy.

"Child please," was a quote by Terrell Owens, an ex NFL wide receiver whose philosophy was to make a lot of noise and get lots of interviews. In one of the interviews I think he was sitting out of training camp because he wanted more money, and a reporter asked him if he was worried about getting cut I think, and he said, "Child please" as a rebuff. I like to use it when I can, lol.

!giphy seriously?