Bugger! I thought there were free jewels up for grabs
I have found Dharma practice is gradually unlocking the magic of the mind's ability to see things in a different light...
Euthanasia is legal in Switzerland. Someone we knew from there, who was in constant nerve pain, decided after visiting us to end her constant pain. She had aready decided we wer not causal ... You think she should just suffer incurable pain?
We looked after my mother at home with Alzhiemers/Dementia until a week before her death in hospital. She could not drink and was barely responsive. Two doctors recommended taking her off drips and support. Me and my siblings agreed to this. We did not have to BUT she would never have wanted to be a burden. She was very well looked after by the NHS.
So to answer your question. Suffering is optional. Not for you? OK, don't!
Job done.
You are not offensive. Did you want everyone to suffer for your preferences? Just askin'.
It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached.
Samuel Johnson
“Without freedom of speech, we wouldn’t know who the idiots are”
~Unknown~
"The happiness of your life, depends on the quality of your thoughts"
~Marcus Aurelius~
@Jeroen said:
“There are three hundred religions in the world. They are all different, but there is one thing that they have in common. That is the role of the priest as indispensable intermediary.”— Osho
Not entirely accurate, as we can tell from your other thread...
I generally agree with the power and resilience approach as opposed to the victim approach.
Has your trauma made you stronger?
No….its made me way funnier. 🤣🤣🤣😎