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#Thread 1. Sadly, I have some wisdom around #suffering, so I would like my friends to please listen. Thanks.
If you suffering with depth, breadth, & it has no end, you will find that life has left you with only 3 choices, & no more.
If you suffering with depth, breadth, & it has no end, you will find that life has left you with only 3 choices, & no more.
2. Choice 1 is suicide. I cannot criticize this when the suffering has the full trifecta, but the good news is, there are 2 other choices.
3. Choice 2 is the path of rage. You can take pain & combine it with fear of more & create anger. You can take anger & combine it with more anger & make rage. This is the path of ego (I am important!) & it leads to massive suffering, unhappiness, probably death.
4. Choice 3 is to simply decide that your suffering is all human suffering; all human suffering is your suffering. This is the path of ego surrender, & is the only one that may lead to healing, & something like happiness & contentment.
5. But there is one, last secret here, and it's a vital one to remember. Choice 2 is the easiest path to start, but the hardest in the long run; choice 3 is the hardest path to start, but the most rewarding (on every level), & may actually make life worth living.
6. And every morning, you have to wake, and re-approach choice 3, accepting how hard it is to start with, & using your self-discipline to make sure you continue through the hard part, so you may have the rewards that come as you open your heart again, to all, including the
7. horrific, unbearable, unfair, unjustifiable, unacceptable, pain. I really mean all this. This is the small wisdom I've learned. Please meditate on it, if you're in a space where you can. Thanks. Peace.
