I often ponder why there is so much suffering in the world.
But when you think about it, without us humans, the world could be considered a perfect place.
It is us humans who criticize each other for our imperfections. It is us humans who are unhappy with how we perceive the world and must change it, the people, and things to suit our needs.
But, I think without us, the world would be perfectly happy without us. The world would be just what it is.
I don’t mean to put down us humans overall, because in general I do believe that we generally have a positive disposition, and we basically want the world to be a wonderful place in which to live.
Realistically, however, people suffer and aren’t happy. They tend to blame others and forces outside of themselves.
From situations where the boss is yelling at you, or a driver is honking at you for making a lane change… to arguments between friends or family… to losing your job. The world could be considered imperfect through our eyes.
At the same time, our world could be considered perfect as is. That there are always opposite forces pull and contracting and repelling one another. There does seem to be a natural law of opposites either attracting or same things repelling.
Either way, we humans tend to experience suffering at the hands of such natural forces of nature.
I think, that, my attitude is changing over the years. I can take things nowadays for what it is, at face value. I am less affected by what others think of me or how they treat me.
It’s important to have an inner guide that helps you walk through the muck and rise above the quicksands of life. An internal and eternal compass that keeps one steady throughout the inevitable changes of one’s life….
Keep a path with a heart. And be true to yourself.


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February 12, 2008 at 5:06 am
Liara Covert
Suffering only exists when you choose to acknowledge it, feel it and discuss it. To use words is to give things and ideas power. To be silent is to remove the power from those things we would prefer didn’t exist. As it happens, you have the ability to decide they don’t. This isn’t the same thing as ‘turning a blind eye.’ This means you recognize the power of yoru thoughts. You live based on what you think about, based on what you decide is possible. Namaste.
February 19, 2008 at 7:13 am
b123morgan
Great post. There is suffering because I have seen it with my eyes, and at difficult times I have felt it. Sometimes, randomly imposed by someone close to me – basically from their misunderstandings of who and what I was doing at the time. I like reading Deepak Chopra and Wayne Dyer and their perspectives on topics like these. Deepak has a wonderful video called “The Way of the Wizard” – which is very different than his book under the same title. I think people can evolve from ego into a more spiritual life, and I also believe the opposite to be true. Such a paradox. You’d think once a person finds a paradise, that they would do everything they could to “stick with it” – but even theologians talk about “forces” that oppose the “light”. Many experts and gurus do seem to handle questions well and have many answers for lifes troubles- but each person does not live in another persons world. Having answers for oneself, does not imply that these same answers will work on everyone. Many variables in life and many paradoxes that we travel through- enjoy your blog, thanks. Brian