Suffering

We are all taught that pain is a warning message, however, sometimes that voice is silenced in the heat of the moment. This book explores how the mind perceives discomfort. Philosophies from numerous doctors and scientists are included between the pages to offer another view on the inner workings of the human body. Many people imagine pain to work like a simple, signaling system. A body expects a certain injury to coincide with a fixed amount of pain which gets transmitted to the brain. However,…

When any kind of suffering arises in one’s life, many negative emotions and detrimental ideas are typically evoked. In the most extreme situations, individuals tend to isolate themselves or even consider committing suicide. However, does suffering always have to be a negative aspect throughout life? In Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky proves otherwise, exhibiting the fact that suffering can have its own beneficial attributes. For instance, he portrays that suffering can provide for…

condition. As individuals, we habitually question the purpose of our own suffering and seek to rationalize it. Though universal and inevitable, this suffering may often appear unmerited or unjust. Throughout time, many have claimed a monopoly on this answer. In fact, one would be hard pressed to find a religion or philosophy that neither addresses nor justifies human suffering. Literature as well often attempts to explore suffering, most frequently through the narrative format. It is in this…

The suffering of humans and nonhumans are a critical aspect in the novel such as the continuous suffering Lurie and his daughter encounters on the far. With the usage of animals as similes, the characters begin to have a new outlook on how they should live in society after their sufferings. Lurie and his daughter experience hardship, especially after they suffer through the attack on the farm, and after discussion regarding the humiliation and shame they receive, they realize they are unable to…

Is the act of suffering an unavoidable circumstance? Can people ever truly find relief from the struggles they face? On some level, we can all relate to the feelings of pain and hopelessness in our lives. We often bottle these feelings up, creating a strain within ourselves and the people around us. In the short story, Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin we are introduced to an unnamed narrator who has dedicated himself to living an orderly life, sheltered from the violence and suffering of the world…

Living nevily and showing ignorance towards suffering is no way to live at all, we must accept the tragedies of life in order to move on . In Sonny’s blues, by James Baldwin, the Narrator discovers that his brother, the title character Sonny, has been caught for peddling and using heroin, throughout the story he attempts to understand why and discover how he can change Sonny’s habits. The Narrator, in denial about the suffering he has become accustomed to in Harlem, can deny it no more after…

85. What is The Purpose behind Suffering within Concept “EVERYTHING IS VERY GOOD”? • The ‘man-made’ science characterizes Pain as a complex and subjective phenomenon, therefore, finding the consensus on the adequate definition of Pain, which certainly represents discomforting and unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, is still a major challenge. According to the inference that stems from the rational part of man-made science, Pain is a ‘primordial’ phenomenon of the same rank and…

complicated organism with a unique psyche and spirit. When we experience suffering, we look for answers as to why and how we can rectify the wrongs. This could be an attempt to place the blame on something or someone else while also yearning for redemption. The various religions and spiritual teachers throughout history have tried to explain the human being, the afterlife, and happiness. They also attempt to explain suffering and how to be the best human possible. Plato, the Buddha, and Jesus…

Suffering happens because of an inability to comprehend the loss of something we can not happily live without. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Roger Chillingworth lost his love to another man. Chillingworth searches to validate meaning in life by torturing the man who is more capable of providing happiness to his wife than he. Chillingworth's suffering is evident in his body and soul which was formerly occupied with joy and love but is occupied now with loathing and revenge. The…

Human beings too often avert their eyes from suffering. We choose to avoid our afflictions in an attempt to deny the necessary evils within humanity. By not confronting the truths surrounding the worst in us, however, we become ignorant of a vital and possibly beneficial aspect of human nature. Both Dante’s Inferno and Shakespeare’s King Lear seek to bring attention to human suffering, illustrating our griefs and sorrows as consequences of our own agency. This pain that we cause ourselves can be…