There is a Newness That Comes Within the Endless Struggle
Transformation and growth can happen, and each time we meet ourselves again, we are different. Changed.
There is a newness that comes within the endless struggle.
We shed our skin through a metamorphosis that can only be brought on through suffering- for if we do not suffer and overcome, we do not grow.
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I think of suffering as a kind of detoxification. It's the same as if we try to detoxify our bodies, it's going to be hard to get that toxic stuff out, and painful, especially if there's a lot of it and it's been in there for a long time.
At the same time I don't think suffering has to be a part of life. I think it's perfectly possible to live a life that is like heaven on earth, but to do that you've got to very strictly follow universal laws.
I don't think our existence was designed for us to suffer, it is us who make it like that, and we can stop it if we want.
Suffering is more than detoxification, you always become someone else through willful or forced suffering. The greatest people alive suffered through a lot of things.
But I agree we don't have to suffer all the time. Pain belongs to life like day & night. Without pain, we could not appreciate the good times.
Besides that, you can make an accurate judgment about a person by his relationship with pain.
Dope, there's a great book called the obstacle is the way that I think you'd like. Honestly, if you're not growing as a person, you'll probably end up unfulfilled and depressed.
That is correct! I will check it out :-)