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Think of it this way: Pain: My head hurts. This sucks. Suffering: My head hurts. It's not going away. Maybe this means something is wrong with me. Maybe it me
by ollerac 8y ago
Think of it this way:
Pain: My head hurts. This sucks.
Suffering: My head hurts. It's not going away. Maybe this means something is wrong with me. Maybe it means I have some kind of disease or disorder. What if there's something wrong with my brain, like a brain tumor or a blood clot? What if I suddenly die next week? etc. etc.
- locopati 8y agoEven "This sucks" is adding suffering. Pain: My head hurts. <curiosity and intimacy with the experience>
- smileysteve 8y agoAnd even, Pain: My head hurts, but that's not going to stop me from having an awesome day. Suffering: I have a headache, this sucks, let me avoid things that might be fun even with a headache. Perhaps a better example is the stoicism, Steve Prefontaine famously won an Olympic qualifier with the stitches on his toe ripping; "Yes, my toe hurts, but I want to win, I can fix my toe after I finish."
- erikpukinskis 8y agoAnd then he died at age 24 driving with a BAC of 0.16.