Class of October 26, 2011

Class today began with an opening prayer focusing on the trials and tribulations of life and the ultimate salvation that God ensures for His faithful. A reading on the Roman Missal occurred, enlightening the class on the fact that the English version of Catholic Mass has been worked and reworked upon in an effort to perfect the translation and meaning from the original Latin source.

The second journal question was assigned today, asking an opinion on the quote "A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step" and a supplement of what we think our future life journeys to be.

Taoism and Confucianism and their differences/similarities were analyzed today in a video. To summarize, Taoism teaches on the withdrawal of the individual from civilization and a relationship with nature, whereas Confucianism teaches on the various relationships people have with each other in life.

Confucius, the founder of Confucianism.

Here is a video of Bruce Lee giving a quote that very much reflects the attitudes of Taoism in regards to being one with the Tao and the flow of all things:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW-cnizLDEE