Human Suffering Part 2 Analysis

In Part II, I wrote about the purpose and part which human suffering plays (or should be playing) in the world. Instead, if we are able, we shut our eyes and remove ourselves far from human suffering or we revel in it vicariously. We take the pastoral or prurient path, whenever we can. The first is a form of fantasy infantilism, whete we pretend the Problem doesn't exist. No need to take any action other than insulating ourselves from that “non-existent” threat. The other is a bloodlust mentality commonly found throughout human history from the sands of gladiatorial arenas to CNN battlefield footage rendering A10 attacks or Apache helicopter mini-guns liquefying the enemy troops. Arnold Schwarzenegger and gangbanger movies have the same effect on us, as does a crushing football tackle. It's the rush we desire rather than detour around. We love to see others suffer because it makes us feel powerful, invincible, and …show more content…
So, we wrestle with God and with one another and these are the same. They are the sin which bruises or breaks our relationships with God, and consequently with our others, as well. That is "the Problem" in a nutshell. Our contention with other.

God has existed in perfect harmony, perfect community within Himself for eternity. We can't make it through a year, a day, an hour without strife in our community. The reason for the contrast is clear, trust. We don't trust God to be in control, to be benevolent, to have a perfect plan. Adam and Eve didn't trust God. They thought He was holding them back, deceiving them, and playing them for fools. The Serpent had implied just that, and the snake seemed to be a creature they could trust.

Not much has changed, has it? Our human nature has bound, beaten, and propelled us to believe that we have to be God, to know good from evil, and to fix ourselves. When we fail, we redouble our efforts until we are either exhausted or embittered. That's right where the Serpent wanted us, but not