I'm just trying to say that it should reassure us that the inevitable traumas of being human do end up producing some good. Otherwise, the human condition is overwhelmingly depressing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We like to believe that, in our lifetime, the human condition is improving.
The truth is that humans have the potential to be horrific. And I think being conscious of that is important.
We deem those happy who from the experience of life have learnt to bear its ills without being overcome by them.
We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.
We have the tendency to run away from suffering and to look for happiness. But, in fact, if you have not suffered, you have no chance to experience real happiness.
Most of us have unhealthy thoughts and emotions that have either developed as a result of trauma or hardships in their childhood, or the way they were raised.
Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person.
So much of what we are currently seeing as far as human suffering and misery comes from diseases that should have been preventable but were not.
Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.
We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal.
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