What is suffering? Suffering is an emotional, physical, and mental sensation we experience in times of distress. People suffer everyday for different reasons, some suffer due to hunger, while others suffer loss of a loved one. We all experience it and we all cope with it in different ways. Some people wish to remove suffering from their life entirely, but is it possible? Can someone remove the sensation of suffering from their life? This idea can be navigated through literature written thousands of years ago from The Odyssey and in The Book Of Genesis.
The Odyssey is filled with suffering because they are mortals dealing with Odysseus experienced suffering through the separation of his son and wife for 20 years. The doubt of weather or …show more content…
Hard-hearted, not one out of all of you then remembered to wake me out of my bed, though your minds knew all clearly, when he went out and away to board the hollow black ship. For if I had heard that he was considering this journey, then he would have had to stay, though hastening to his voyage, or he would have had to leave me dead in the halls.". She says that she would rather die then have him leave on the voyage to rescue his father and her husband. The suffering in The Odyssey is remarkable and gripping from the beginning to the end. The loss of Penelope’s husband and now son is effecting her mentally and …show more content…
Weather we choose to acknowledge it or not, we all have the power to overcome our suffering. Odysseus overcame his suffering by having hope of returning home, despite the obstacles that he may encounter. Abraham overcame the suffering by having faith in God and by doing Gods will, Abraham was granted gifts unimaginable. Hagar overcame her suffering by having faith in the Angels words that she will be safe. All suffering is capable of being overcome by having faith that the light will shine in the darkest of
The Odyssey is filled with suffering because they are mortals dealing with Odysseus experienced suffering through the separation of his son and wife for 20 years. The doubt of weather or …show more content…
Hard-hearted, not one out of all of you then remembered to wake me out of my bed, though your minds knew all clearly, when he went out and away to board the hollow black ship. For if I had heard that he was considering this journey, then he would have had to stay, though hastening to his voyage, or he would have had to leave me dead in the halls.". She says that she would rather die then have him leave on the voyage to rescue his father and her husband. The suffering in The Odyssey is remarkable and gripping from the beginning to the end. The loss of Penelope’s husband and now son is effecting her mentally and …show more content…
Weather we choose to acknowledge it or not, we all have the power to overcome our suffering. Odysseus overcame his suffering by having hope of returning home, despite the obstacles that he may encounter. Abraham overcame the suffering by having faith in God and by doing Gods will, Abraham was granted gifts unimaginable. Hagar overcame her suffering by having faith in the Angels words that she will be safe. All suffering is capable of being overcome by having faith that the light will shine in the darkest of