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will be perpetually restless until he grasps wisdom even though it is naturally boundless and

infinite.

But philosophy does not just teach us about love but of humility as well. In reality, our

human intellect has innate limitations. Genuine philosophers are never proud. As the

philosophical quest continues, the seeker is humbled to the realization that whatever he achieves

in the end, will be, in the paraphrased words of St. Thomas Aquinas, straw compared with the

reality he aspires to explain. It does not mean though that humility is synonymous to despair.

Since philosophy is love, it never gives up. It always motivates itself to move on despite all

circumstances.

Karl Marx stated that it was not the aim of philosophy to just make us think, but to bring

us into action that will change the world. Before it became an academic endeavor, philosophy is

etymologically and originally love. I therefore conclude that philosophy is not just an exercise of

abstraction but an exercise of action. The love that philosophy embodies is identical to the love

of a dedicated priest. Priests are called to be servants. True servants are humble, for a proud man

cannot serve well. True servants are capable of loving unceasingly for it pushes them to serve

without exhaustion. Love and humility are mutual concepts both embodied by philosophy and

both integral in the vocation I have chosen, a vocation of service, a vocation of love, a vocation

of humility. It is quite suitable that philosophy is the handmaid of theology, for it teaches to love

and be humble. As Blaise Pascal said, Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine

beings must be loved to be known.