Saturday, May 9, 2009

The Nature of Man

The Natural Law

a. Man is rational.

He uses his reason to discover many things about himself and the world he lives in. It is the power of rationality which makes him figure out problems, discover laws within nature and improves this lot as a man. It is the ability more than others which helps man to progress.

b. Man is a unique individual and a social being.

He is unlike any other person in the past, present and future. He has to live with others and it is only through associating with others that his uniqueness will shine. Persons can only become who they are when they relate with other people.

c. Man is a body person.

He becomes himself through the body he has. He experiences reality through his desires and drives his feelings, likes and dislikes. His body is part of material creation and through his body, he has to manifest his relationship with the rest of created reality.

d. Man is historical.

He has continuity of his past, with his roots. Each of us is a genetic blend of all who preceded us. The way God written into the nature of things is the only way by which man discovers who he is.

e. Man is free.

He has the ability to choose and direct the future. He has a certain amount of freedom to enable him to choose between good and evil and he has the free will to follow through his choice.

f. Man loves.

This is one of the greatest proofs of man’s freedom. He can willingly desire the good of the other person or willingly desire evil of the other person. Love is the highest form of choosing because it is choosing for other people. This ability of man to love is innate to him and denied to plants and animals.


Contributed by:


Cecille

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