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...the sufferer, by the misery of the present, is prevented from thinking of the future.
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And if I laugh at any mortal thing, 'tis that I may not weep.
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At the end of the day's labor we are glad to lose our consciousness in sleep; and intellectually, at least, we look forward to the long rest from the stresses and storms that are always incidental to existence.
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Dostoevski said once, "There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings." These words frequently came to my mind after I became acquainted with those martyrs whose behavior in camp, whose suffering and death, bore witness to the fact that the last inner freedom cannot be lost. It can be said that they were worthy of their sufferings; the way they bore their suffering was a genuine inner achievement. It is this spiritual freedom -- which cannot be taken away -- that makes life meaningful and purposeful.
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We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed. For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one's predicament into a human achievement. When we are no longer able to change a situation -- just think of an incurable disease such as inoperable cancer -- we are challenged to change ourselves.
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Tolstoy's life has been devoted to replacing the method of violence for removing tyranny or securing reform by the method of nonresistance to evil. He would meet hatred expressed in violence by love expressed in self-suffering. He admits of no exception to whittle down this great and divine law of love. He applies it to all the problems that trouble mankind.
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Some men are possessed of great strength of mind; and even when they pursue external objects, are not much affected by a disappointment, but renew their application and industry with the greatest cheerfulness. Nothing contributes more to happiness than such a turn of mind.
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How true to his basic character are the outward manifestations of an oppressed man when he lives in constant fear of beatings, hunger, homelessness, and political oppression? What reveals the true character of a man -- what he does and what he says, or what does not do and what he does not say, or both?
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Even from the brother there is no comfort in the bad hour, in the dark at the foot of the wall.
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...it is a common defect in man not to make any provision in the calm against the tempest...
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...the sensible men have no power and, in too many cases, no disposition to sacrifice themselves.
Chronology :
March 12, 2020 : Suffering -- Added.
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