#suffering
“All striving comes from lack, from a dissatisfaction with one’s condition, and is thus suffering as long as it is not satisfied; but no satisfaction is lasting; instead, it is only the beginning of a new striving. We see striving everywhere inhibited in many ways, struggling everywhere; and thus always suffering; there is no final goal of striving, and therefore no bounds or end to suffering.”— Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation
“Believe me there is no such thing as great suffering, great regret, great memory… everything is forgotten, even a great love. That’s what’s sad about life, and also what’s wonderful about it. There is only a way of looking at things, a way that comes to you every once in a while. That’s why it’s good to have had love in your life after all, to have had an unhappy passion… it gives you an alibi for the vague despairs we all suffer from.”
- Albert Camus, A Happy Death.
Art:Dreams in my sky by Marc Chagall
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“There is no country for those who despair, but I know that the sea comes before and after me, and hold my madness ready. Those who love and are seperated can live in grief, but this is not despair: they know that love exists. This is why I suffer, dry-eyed, in exile. I am still waiting.”
- Albert Camus, The Sea Close By
Art:Dark Seasby Hiroshi Sugimoto
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The Third Time Leo Cried on Christmas
TW: legalized slavery setting, the age-old ‘beaten with a belt’ scene, vague references to noncon, forced stripping, whiskey poured on fresh wounds
Notes:leo’s third christmas in the system, under contract with West Peterson. Can be skipped, is flashback scene, is nearly mindless/senseless suffering. I know I was like hey next up is a comfort prompt, and then now here we are with this. i wrote it it exists now it’s everyone else’s problem, as usual.
✥ The Third Time Leo Cried on Christmas ✥
“We both know that I can do whatever I want to you. I think it’s kind of interesting, really. He never gave a shit about hurting me, his own kid, in fact he even seemed to enjoy it. But the mere suggestion of hurting you?” Cooper Peterson sets his drink on the kitchen table and Leo takes a step back, regarding him.
“Mr. Peterson,” Leo says, keeping his voice calm and low, trying to shift the chill in the atmosphere.
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed” - Mahatma Gandhi
Such a true saying, we humans can never be satisfied by what we have or by getting what we need. This is one of the biggest reasons we have war, pain, suffering and the world going into great turmoil…
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Why Do Some Rabbis Claim To Know The Reason For Suffering?
Dear Jew in the City,A terrible tragedy befell the Jewish people this week when seven innocent children were killed in a fire in Brooklyn. As we mourn and attempt to comfort each other through this great sorrow I have heard that there are rabbis who claim to “know” the reason these precious souls were taken from us. From time to time you’ll hear that a rabbi or leader in the Jewish community publicly assigns blame to certain groups or actions after a tragedy occurs. Is this an appropriate way to think and talk in terms of Torah philosophy?-Troubled
Dear Troubled-Thanks for your question. I too am troubled by the people who claim to know the workings of God (as are the several rabbis and rebbetzins I consulted with about this topic), especially since prophecy ended two thousand years ago.
There is an example from Tanach (the Jewish Bible) of people who claim to know why suffering occurs: In the book of Job, when Job loses his family, his property and becomes sick, his friends come over to tell him he is to blame.
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I’m getting an iron infusion tomorrow then again a week later. Hopefully that will help with my constant need to nap. But the pressure in my head is getting worse. I can’t get an MRI until this Corona shit calms down. In the meantime I’m fucking dying. I don’t know what to do. I need something to help with the pressure and pain. And I’m told to “hang in there”. Fuck you and fuck everyone for punishing me and trying to make me feel bad for attempting suicide.
