“If he afflicts her, she suffers patiently, and her love for him only grows.”
I think we all need to learn to suffer patiently. The purpose of suffering is not to suffer but to open our eyes to that which we would otherwise be unable to see or comprehend. If every single day were bright and sunny and wonderful, life would become dull and meaningless. Physical and emotional suffering gives our lives meaning. It is because our hearts get broken that we appreciate love. It is because we die that we appreciate life. The emotions we experience during suffering are connected with the emotions we experience when our suffering has ended. Despair turns to hope. Hate turns to love. Sadness turns to joy. There is a purpose for everything and everything is necessary. Good could not exist without evil and evil could not exist without good. It is not the good I know that brings me joy and understanding, but the evil I have endured and survived that creates depth in my spirit.
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I would definitely have to agree with you! We wouldn't be able to experience and appreciate the good without experiencing and suffering from the bad.
ReplyDeletethis is an interesting way of thinking about this subject. I like how you understand the evil as a way through which good can be appreciated. suffering brings me to a state of reexamination not only of the thing that caused the suffering but also other aspects of life.
ReplyDeleteAwesome blog...I put part of it up on my blog of favorite student comments. I really loved how you said, "The emotions we experience during suffering are connected with the emotions we experience when our suffering has ended"...so true, and so profound.
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