In a message dated 12/12/99 12:23:55 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< I love humanity. Do I show this love all the time? No, I'm human
and at times I mess up or lose touch with that love (for me, when one
really is in touch with their love for humanity - they're tapping into
DQ) Does the fact that somewhere people are suffering make it wrong
for me to be happy? I don't think so. Because even though I love
humanity, I also still suffer. It's part of life. THERE WILL ALWAYS
BE SUFFERING IN THIS WORLD. The reason why I say this is because for
one thing to exist, the opposite must also exist. For love or joy or
happiness (or whatever you see as the opposite of suffering) to exist
- there must be suffering. We can not know light without dark. Or
Good without Bad. You can't have a coin with one side. >>
But doesn't this axiom "there will always be suffering" lend itself very
easily to ignoring the suffering? It's an axiom that is used all too often by
people who don't feel like being bothered with the suffering of strangers.
It's an axiom that inspires many to take no action at all; an axiom that
suggests taking action is pointless. Would you agree?
As you say, there will always be suffering and happiness. But too many people
conveniently use that axiom to focus on their own happiness rather than
another's suffering. "There will always be suffering in this world." True,
and there will always be people who use that truth as an excuse to do nothing
about it.
Jon
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