suffering [Theme] Page 1
If pain and suffering are truly the kisses of Jesus, then in the years that followed, he kissed our mother to the fullest.
Kindness does not penetrate as deeply under the skin, does not cause as much damage as cruelty. Pain stains the soul, and nothing can wash away these stains: they remain in plain sight. Sometimes I think that all my injuries are visible at a glance.
I remember the first time I saw an airplane. They were flying to the eastern front. Everyone in the village came out to see them off and wish them luck. But then I already understood what hell they were flying into.
We are all looking for happiness, we don't want to suffer. At this point, we are essentially just creating more and more unnecessary suffering. The coveted “millions of dollars” will not bring peace of mind. This money only brings more dissatisfaction, more suspicion, more anxiety. But people don't understand this.
Waiting for the fruit of actions is what creates suffering. If you simply enjoy what you do and work with all your heart, the topic of suffering does not even arise. You work with joy and your productivity increases significantly.
It’s enough to admire your own suffering: it’s time to take charge of yourself, and seriously.
And immensely happy from sobs.
“Desire is the source of all suffering.” The greater the desire, the greater the suffering, and now she desired greatness itself. Concentrating all her willpower, she sent this thought to the Sky and the watching statues: “No matter the suffering, I can withstand it.”
- I'm just talking out loud. It is easier to rely on a deity than to accept the idea that you yourself are responsible for your decisions.
Quote Explanation: Quote from the story “Kali. Call of darkness."
Only love, whatever it may be, can explain the incredible excess of suffering with which the world is filled.
Why do we need a long life if it is so hard, so poor in joys and full of suffering that we are ready to welcome death as a liberator?
People, when they suffer, are usually submissive; but if once they managed to throw off their burden, then the lamb turns into a tiger: the oppressed becomes the oppressor and pays a hundredfold - and then woe to the vanquished!..
Quote Explanation: The book is written about the times shortly before the Pugachev uprising
You have no homeland, you have no exile.
Quote Explanation: Thus, with Lermontov’s poem, Margarita recalled the show business figures and “frightened patriots” who fled the country before the start of the Northern Military District.
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45)
“I can’t summon a patronus anymore,” he whispered.
