We will always be bounded by this, even if we are not aware of it. Especially if you realize it, it will be easier for us to be motivated to achieve the best.
We are not going to simplify wisdom, but we try to see from where we must begin the stage of reaching wisdom.
- Certainty
- Probability
- Obedience
- Benefit
1. CERTAINTY.
Universal. When using axioms, the universal truth is clear, but if it is not axiom, it is ultimately limited to how far it is to be considered universal.
Example: there has no proven that a person can live for 1000 years, so it has certainty that everyone dies. Although this observation is limited (all living things uncovered yet, based on trusting).
The lesson behind this. Everyone should get certainty before stepping into something. Before buying food, it must be ensured exactly that the seller can be held responsible for the food he sells.
2. PROBABILITY
When certainty has been obtained, then this should provide high confidence in the conditions that we repeatedly encounter, which had previously been confirmed.
Example: because seller has proven legal certificate, then later when dealing again in terms of food, we may trust (highest probability) that the food is properly served
That is, the next validation is not strictly as the first test (or several times to get certainty)
3. OBEDIENCE
To get what we want, one must obey the specified conditions.
Degree of Obedience. The value of obedience can vary from the lowest, adequate even if not 100%, or as expected (100%),
Dimensions of Obedience. A person may have a high degree of obedience, but through higher perspective our obedience is actually not as expected.
- Example of Dimension of Obedience: a person obediently carries out the task of taking medicine to recover from illness, but from a broader dimension apparently has a plan to get drunk after recovering from illness. Here the degree of compliance is high but low in terms of dimensions of compliance.
Or conversely, from the degree of compliance is so low, but in terms of broader dimensions of compliance it is very good.
- For example: someone who does wrong but always asks forgiveness from God. The degree of compliance is low, but the compliance dimension qualifies by simply asking forgiveness (but it may be that the request for forgiveness is rejected, if the degree of compliance is so low repeatedly)
Or in our personal view we feel guilty, but from the point of view of society it turns out we are considered right.
4. BENEFIT
All tests of certainty is to gain a trust, and applying with obedience to obtain benefits.
There are short term or long term benefits. We may get only short-term benefits, but it may be not after quite a long period of time
What is the nature of benefit? Simple, which is getting help. Or a little longer: getting help for security
Well, then how to measure failure?
We give a simple illustration:
- If we do without certainty? Failed
- If we cannot confirm the existence of God? Failed
- If we have certainty of God existence, but cannot see religion as highest priority to be related to God? Failed
- If we choose God and choose religion that has highest relation to God, but we cannot obey by following what is contained in religion? Failed
If the 3 pillars are bad, but we get the benefits, it means that we are unfair to ourselves (unable to optimize results because the 3 pillars are bad) and giving unfairness to others (detrimental).
Success is doing fairness to ourselves and others, while failure is the opposite, that is, having no fairness to ourselves and others
