this is my prayer in battle,
when triumph is coming its way

I am reading Meno of Plato's dialogues now, and while I'm at this, something struck and stuck amidst the confusion Socrates offers me.


Philosophy is boundless and limitless, subscribing to the nature of dilemma more than conclusive argument. Which is why there is a need for a constant. If change is indeed the only constant in life, then no (okay, using "no" is a big no-no in philosophy, but then again, I just contradicted myself, so heck, this is like 101) philosophy would hold because we'll just be dogs chasing our own tails.

Point is, change is not the only constant. There must be a constant that everything else is relative to- something immovable.


I think I've found the answer - faithfulness and truth.

1. Faithfulness would never change because it is the opposite of change by virtue. (Plato makes me quiver at the word "Virtue" but that's for another day.)
2. Truth never changes, otherwise it will not be true anymore. (This is when Socrates, piecing together what was left of his body after he was stoned, asks what Truth is.)

From my religious and still very reliable point of view, faithfulness and truth are in God.
Biblegateway.com extends the perfect evidence:

1 Samual 15:29
He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man, that He should change His mind."

*Emphasis mine.

I hope this entry was readable, cause I gotta rush my readings and don't have time to re-draft it to perfection (does that even happen?). Okay gotta run people!