In today's phenomenon, life is a too diverse term to explain and it depends on anyone's taste and value. No matter to what definition you define your life or in what into category you immerse your life in, there is one absolutism to make our life "life-worthy." This absolutism is "obligations." This article aspires to spread light on philosophical theory of obligations to those striving for taste and value into life. A huge number of people; in particular amongst the youth, always bear in mind that they are born free of any obligations, but single-mindedly for crazing or indulgence with eternal entertainment: posh eating, sex paradise, enough or more than enough sleep, and other luxury livelihood. However, there is a question concerning this kind of people; would they ever achieve taste or value in their life? For any human life to be called life-worthy, the life owner must be innately endowed with obligations and devote to accomplish those obligations. Because we are all living in different cultures, materialistic and spiritualistic levels, social contexts, and other attachments, there are no definite obligations that all of us are obliged to accomplish. But just always bear in mind that we are all endowed with obligations. So what is the theory of obligations? Theory of Obligations: From a very grass-root level, obligations are the absolutism vocations that we must successfully complete within the set timeframe (deadline), but using all-out resources under our control, or maybe not under our control. Philosophical perspective does see "obligations" in a complete difference way from that of innocent perspective. Furthermore, theory of obligations explain us that "obligations" must be successfully completed, though the term completion results in death. Lay Vicheka's quote on obligation: "For philosophers, life is plainly for obligations, and not authorize us to complete our work by using our means, please legally kill us now" (Coined Sunday, June 4, 2006 at 7:39 a.m., Phnom Penh, Cambodia) |
