Suffering is one of the toughest challenges that humans experience in their journey of life. Many times we try to ignore our problems because we want to feel strong. As the Dalai Lama states, “We are unable to accept that we have a problem, we unconsciously project it onto others and blame them for our suffering” (Cutler 134). Human beings have a difficult time accepting the reality of certain situations. Therefore, the easiest thing to do is to blame others for our pain and suffering However, changing your state of mind and incorporating compassion in your daily life can take you a long way. Being compassionate towards others in a good way can be a challenge, especially if it is not something that you are comfortable doing. The Dalai Lama
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This relates to a friend of mine who recently lost her newborn child. After she lost the baby, I was being compassionate towards her, I was always there to listen to her and to help her grief. I knew she needed to go to counseling, so I suggested that she needed to get help from a professional because she was suffering the lost of her child. She kept saying, “How can I tell a stranger my problems, if I can’t even tell anyone I know? But, I’ll think about it.” However, even though she knew that she was suffering, she tried to think of reasons why this happened to her, she started to become more aggressive and she never got the help that she needed, which made her suffering much harder for her. As the Dalai Lama says, “ As humans we try deadening and medicating our emotional pain with drugs and alcohol,” which is exactly what she did. During her pregnancy, she vowed to never be the same “party girl” she once was, but a few months after she lost her baby, she began drinking and going out more frequently. Her behavior changed and it made me become worried for her safety and well being because as much as I wanted her to get the help that she desperately needed, I knew she would not have taken it. If she had gone to counseling when it occurred, she would have been on the road to recovery but unfortunately she chose not to. An important lesson that she needed to know was to, “Always grief …show more content…
Helping others is a good way to maintain positive energy because not only will it show in yourself but, it will radiate into others. Many people don’t realize the importance of volunteering, especially when we’re dealing with internal conflicts. However, when you volunteer, you immediately forget about your problems and you are showing compassion towards others. I remember a couple years ago, I was apart of a youth volunteer group and we did many things for the community. During the Christmas break, we did a fundraiser to help raise money to be able to buy gifts for people in the community that could not afford blankets, food, toys, and many other necessities. After collecting all the material we needed, we set out on a journey into the community to give others a small gift and I will never forget the look on their faces when they received these gifts. They were absolutely shocked but extremely happy, it was like the world had been lifted off their shoulders and they could not be more
This relates to a friend of mine who recently lost her newborn child. After she lost the baby, I was being compassionate towards her, I was always there to listen to her and to help her grief. I knew she needed to go to counseling, so I suggested that she needed to get help from a professional because she was suffering the lost of her child. She kept saying, “How can I tell a stranger my problems, if I can’t even tell anyone I know? But, I’ll think about it.” However, even though she knew that she was suffering, she tried to think of reasons why this happened to her, she started to become more aggressive and she never got the help that she needed, which made her suffering much harder for her. As the Dalai Lama says, “ As humans we try deadening and medicating our emotional pain with drugs and alcohol,” which is exactly what she did. During her pregnancy, she vowed to never be the same “party girl” she once was, but a few months after she lost her baby, she began drinking and going out more frequently. Her behavior changed and it made me become worried for her safety and well being because as much as I wanted her to get the help that she desperately needed, I knew she would not have taken it. If she had gone to counseling when it occurred, she would have been on the road to recovery but unfortunately she chose not to. An important lesson that she needed to know was to, “Always grief …show more content…
Helping others is a good way to maintain positive energy because not only will it show in yourself but, it will radiate into others. Many people don’t realize the importance of volunteering, especially when we’re dealing with internal conflicts. However, when you volunteer, you immediately forget about your problems and you are showing compassion towards others. I remember a couple years ago, I was apart of a youth volunteer group and we did many things for the community. During the Christmas break, we did a fundraiser to help raise money to be able to buy gifts for people in the community that could not afford blankets, food, toys, and many other necessities. After collecting all the material we needed, we set out on a journey into the community to give others a small gift and I will never forget the look on their faces when they received these gifts. They were absolutely shocked but extremely happy, it was like the world had been lifted off their shoulders and they could not be more