Never believe in anything you can’t see or measure, especially if it involves someone else making money from it.
Love your family and friends and put them first, not some invisible imaginary father figure.
99% of what is going on is not out there, it’s inside of your head, so most of life is how you choose to perceive it. Have a bad attitude and the best conditions can seem like hell, so have a good attitude and life can be great.
If your parents aren’t too dysfunctional, try to have a good relationship with them. Your psychological condition depends on it.
There’s no great purpose trying to find us, so get out there and try to make your own great purpose in life without hurting anyone else in the process.
Don’t get married before you’ve lived together. Live together for a few years first, especially before you start pushing out the pups.
Roll with a punch once in awhile and let it go. Try to break the cycle of hatred whenever you can.
Chill out, laugh, and cruise along. 99% of life is not worth getting upset about. If you can do something about it, take care of business. If not, let it ride. Most things won’t seem so terrible in a week or so.
There is no afterlife. When you die, you will no longer exist. Because this is true, this life is precious. Try to enjoy every minute of it while it lasts.
Oh yea, don’t steal, murder, and commit adultery like the Moses and Joshua led Israelites did after they received their imaginary mountain god’s commandments in the old testament fairy tale.
how do you see or measure love? :)
Easy. You just pull out your lovometer and point it carefully at the real living in the flesh person who’s standing in front of you, who’s love you want to measure.
so do you mean that if i can not see someone in front of me, they might not love me?
No, not necessarily. For someone who’s not in front of you, you’ll need a lovometer with greater range.
Ask them. Or watch them. Are they happy you are near? Do they consider time with you time well spent?
Love is a many splendid thing.
Love lifts us up where we belong.
All you need is love.
Awesome website! Great commandments!
Keep up the good work :-)
Greg.
My wife and I were just discussing the post you have where the idea of believing in a God may come from a buried need to continue that child to parent type of relationship (looking up so to speak). It’s an interesting idea. Just wanted to pop in again and mention the we just discovered this blog a few days ago (I commented as Pastafarians) and love it. Will definitely be back from time to time.
Bruce
Love the commandments.Wise AND funny!(a rare combination)
This website is the best. Thanks for your time and effort Capella.
Just finished the entire page and I’ve gotta say that this makes a hell of a whole lot of sense and it really made my day.
Thanks very much and keep up the good work.
THE GREAT CAPELLA!!!
I have but one commmandment; be kind.
If that is too wimpy….be considerate.
That covers everything!
Fistly, let me say that I thoroughly enjoy your website. I’m currently in the “unspecified” category as far as ideology. I reside somewhere in the realm of Buddhism, monism, and agnosticism. I do believe, though, that an unusual paradox exists with Christianity. On the one hand, there are people who through the idea of Christ’s teachings, have gained a purpose and fufillment through christianity in an otherwise destructive and unhappy life. Same with most of all other ideologies. And on the other hand, there are those who become judgmental and cowardly, or even violent or irrational (“god hates f*gs” comes to mind). I suppose my point is that the one thing about us that makes us beautiful (our diversity of personal psychology, experiences, and perception of the latter two) is also potentially problematic. For some, spirituality adds color, creativity, and innovation to one’s existence, and for others, paints their lives in a bleak shade of fear, anti-intellectualism, and a total waste of potential. What works for one won’t always work for the other. I do acknowledge that especially when it comes to Christianity, one has to ignore, or be ignoraant to a lot of the horrible things contained within the holy book, but I’m willing to play pragmatist on that one. If everyone abandoned religious dogma and simply lived by Capella’s commandments, this earth would be a pleasant place to reside indeed; but alas, I lack the optimism to see this as a forseeable reality.
Peace be unto you.