Though the heart may have been made to be broken, it is also made to heal.
This is very profound! I’ll always remember this
"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional" is a Buddhist wisdom and it's true.
Yes! Further affirms that life is a choice. We don’t have control over many things but we can choose how we respond to situations and how we let our response shape us.
"...one of the reasons we stay angry so stubbornly is because we believe that once anger is gone, we will be forced to deal with pain. We fear the vulnerability that comes with not being perpetually angry". I remember when my dad died, my overwhelming emotion was white hot rage simmering just below the surface of my skin, ready to erupt. It didn't make sense then. I had to deal with the root of the pain for the anger to dissipate.
'....many expectedly deal with pain and fear by buying hope either from religion or culture....'
Never thought of this as a transaction until now.
Though the heart may have been made to be broken, it is also made to heal.
This is very profound! I’ll always remember this
"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional" is a Buddhist wisdom and it's true.
Yes! Further affirms that life is a choice. We don’t have control over many things but we can choose how we respond to situations and how we let our response shape us.
"...one of the reasons we stay angry so stubbornly is because we believe that once anger is gone, we will be forced to deal with pain. We fear the vulnerability that comes with not being perpetually angry". I remember when my dad died, my overwhelming emotion was white hot rage simmering just below the surface of my skin, ready to erupt. It didn't make sense then. I had to deal with the root of the pain for the anger to dissipate.
Many angry people are first sad..... Hmm...