Philo (20 BCE- 50 BCE)

I really liked how the first part of this writing began and thought it was very true. That said, " God loves to give, and freely bestows good things on all people even the imperfect, inviting them to participate in virtue and to love it". Everything we have comes from god, every good thing is from god, he loves to bless people with his good works and creations. I thought it was crazy when it said that the true name of eternity is Today. I thought eternity was forever, never ending, not just today. I also enjoyed when it said, " His nature is absolutely perfect, or rather, God is the height, the goal and the limit of happiness". It then continues on, there is nothing outside himself he needs, but he has given some of his beauty to all beings, from the foundation of beauty; himself. This reminded me of the scripture that says we are created in gods image and in like manner. He is perfect and forever happy and he knows the ways to attain happiness and joy. I agreed when it said, according to Moses, the goal of wisdom is laughter and play. We need to have fun, enjoy life as it comes and goes and live everyday as if it were your last. This last saying was my favorite of the whole writing, when it says, " When the righteous man searches for the nature of all things, he makes his own admirable discovery: that everything is God's grace. Every being in the world, and the world itself, manifests the blessings and generosity of god". We are so fortunate to live in a world with all of our needs and most of our wants, we have so much and have no reason to complain about the little things in life.