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In Reply to: PLEASE POST YOU FIRST REQUIRED POSTING AS A REPLY TO THIS posted by TOM BACIG on December 13, 1998 at 19:30:06:

Thomas a Kempis believes that we should reject outward things and turn to inward
things. I take this to mean that he doesn't think that people should worry so
much about material things and accomplishments. I don't think he wants
humankind to worry so much about what others think of them and just concentrate
on making themselves a better person. I believe he wants humankind to turn more
to their religious faith and God. He thinks that if you are more true to your
religion you will be a better person. He also says that we should keep
ourselvesw humble and meek. And to do this we need to show others our faults.
I think that this is a way of keeping yourself levelheaded. I mean if everyone
knows your faults it would be pretty hard to get a big head. Showing your
faults is the best way to improve them, according to Kempis. He also says that
meek men will survive because they stand with God and not the outside world.

Pico della Mirandola views people as in-between creatures, not quite sure of
their place in the world. People are not as good as angels, but are better than
many of the lowly creatures on earth. He feels that humankind should not limit
itself by their own free will. I am not sure what he means by this. I think he
is saying that if you think that you won't be able to do a certian thing that it
will come true and you really won't be able to do it because of your negative
attitude. He says we should observe the world we live in because it offers us a
wide variety of things to see and experience.

In the movie The Name of the Rose I think some of the monks had a disturbed
view of what humankind should be like. They were only worried about their own
survival and wellbeing while there were many peasants just outside of the abbey
that they should have been helping. Especially since they were supposed to be
men of God. Maybe we say a monk community that was totally screwed up or
something because I thought part of being a monk was celibacy. At the end there
were many allusions to the monks giving the poor food or their sexual favors. I
don't know it they viewed this behavior as acce

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: Thomas a Kempis believes that we should reject outward things and turn to inward : things. I take this to mean that he doesn't think that people should worry so : much about material things and accomplishments. I don't think he wants : humankind to worry so much about what others think of them and just concentrate : on making themselves a better person. I believe he wants humankind to turn more : to their religious faith and God. He thinks that if you are more true to your : religion you will be a better person. He also says that we should keep : ourselvesw humble and meek. And to do this we need to show others our faults. : I think that this is a way of keeping yourself levelheaded. I mean if everyone : knows your faults it would be pretty hard to get a big head. Showing your : faults is the best way to improve them, according to Kempis. He also says that : meek men will survive because they stand with God and not the outside world. : Pico della Mirandola views people as in-between creatures, not quite sure of : their place in the world. People are not as good as angels, but are better than : many of the lowly creatures on earth. He feels that humankind should not limit : itself by their own free will. I am not sure what he means by this. I think he : is saying that if you think that you won't be able to do a certian thing that it : will come true and you really won't be able to do it because of your negative : attitude. He says we should observe the world we live in because it offers us a : wide variety of things to see and experience. : In the movie The Name of the Rose I think some of the monks had a disturbed : view of what humankind should be like. They were only worried about their own : survival and wellbeing while there were many peasants just outside of the abbey : that they should have been helping. Especially since they were supposed to be : men of God. Maybe we say a monk community that was totally screwed up or : something because I thought part of being a monk was celibacy. At the end there : were many allusions to the monks giving the poor food or their sexual favors. I : don't know it they viewed this behavior as acce

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