Suffering for Lack of Meaning:
There is a fundamental human suffering, the suffering that belongs to life by the very nature and meaning of life. This suffering stems from the frustration of the search for meaning. This suffering, this inner tension aroused by the desire to attain values, is not a pathological phenomenon; it is a true human expression.
The person who suffers from such frustration has, by this very suffering, exercised self-detachment and has begun to judge matters based on what he or she ought to be. This type of suffering, inherent as it is to the human condition, must be faced realistically and should not be tranquilized away. Killing the suffering with valium is a form of spiritual euthanasia.
Suffering Meaningfully:
What is the meaning of suffering? The despair associated with suffering is not a function of the suffering itself, and is instead a function of the doubt about the meaningfulness of suffering.
We are ready and willing to shoulder any suffering once the meaning of the suffering is apparent. There must be a meaning to suffering if there is to be a meaning to life, since suffering is a definite unavoidable component of life.
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