How Does One Deal With Burden, Pain and Suffering?
Each one of us, at one time or another, has had to deal with an unpleasant situation, often resulting in heart-wrenching pain and causing one to personally suffer. Some of us may ask the proverbial question, 'why is this happening to me,' as if there is some scheme or define plan directed at each of us thereby making our misery purposeful and personal.
My own experience is that this is part and parcel of living. No one among us is immune from pain, grief, unpleasantness or even suffering. Some of us, in fact, may have had more painful moments than others, whether they be dealing with a death, an illness, a lost opportunity (in the job market), a failed relationship or expectation. The manner in which we deal with our misfortunes, is key to how we live, and come to appreciate our own lives, and ultimately, deal with our own pain.
As I mentioned in my post below, my daughter is ill once again. Seeing one's child suffer is truly the worst of all possible pains, opening deep wounds, and making one question everyone and everything around her, and ending with the quintessential and proverbial question, 'why'? Some may question one's faith, beliefs, and ask if G-d is angry at me, as if there is some master plan in place directed at us personally?
For me, all of us, each and everyone will experience pain and suffering at some point in our lives, but it is the manner in which we deal with it that ultimately gets us through each day. For me, as many know by now, I love to write, and putting my thoughts, emotions and feelings into words often results in clarity and enables me to personally walk through my own pain, resulting in resolution and reaching the other side. Ultimately, I turn to G-d, and trust in Him. These past few days, I have oddly found myself praying for others ( even people whom I do not like or feel resentful towards, knowing that this must take extra effort and willingness), and doing good deeds for others in an effort to be taken outside of myself, which often allows one to walk through pain in the best of all possible ways. Additionally, I remember to count my blessings, to look around me, be thankful for all I have, family, friends, a good job, a nice home, even being able to take a breathe each and every day.
As many of us face the holidays, let us replace fear with faith, focus on what we have to be thankful for, rather than why we are sinking in a puddle of misery.
Over these past few days, I have found much comfort in a piece of music written by Sergei Rachmaninoff called, The Elegiac Trio in D minor. The piece, which was a tribute to the composer Tchaikowsky, is rather dramatic and large in form, and the ebbs and flows lead to a rather tempetuous quality in music style. Mostly, the emotion of the piece deals with loss and personal grief.
Life, is it not, is a great gift, and so long as one is able to take a breathe, there is hope.
Thank you for your minds.
My own experience is that this is part and parcel of living. No one among us is immune from pain, grief, unpleasantness or even suffering. Some of us, in fact, may have had more painful moments than others, whether they be dealing with a death, an illness, a lost opportunity (in the job market), a failed relationship or expectation. The manner in which we deal with our misfortunes, is key to how we live, and come to appreciate our own lives, and ultimately, deal with our own pain.
As I mentioned in my post below, my daughter is ill once again. Seeing one's child suffer is truly the worst of all possible pains, opening deep wounds, and making one question everyone and everything around her, and ending with the quintessential and proverbial question, 'why'? Some may question one's faith, beliefs, and ask if G-d is angry at me, as if there is some master plan in place directed at us personally?
For me, all of us, each and everyone will experience pain and suffering at some point in our lives, but it is the manner in which we deal with it that ultimately gets us through each day. For me, as many know by now, I love to write, and putting my thoughts, emotions and feelings into words often results in clarity and enables me to personally walk through my own pain, resulting in resolution and reaching the other side. Ultimately, I turn to G-d, and trust in Him. These past few days, I have oddly found myself praying for others ( even people whom I do not like or feel resentful towards, knowing that this must take extra effort and willingness), and doing good deeds for others in an effort to be taken outside of myself, which often allows one to walk through pain in the best of all possible ways. Additionally, I remember to count my blessings, to look around me, be thankful for all I have, family, friends, a good job, a nice home, even being able to take a breathe each and every day.
As many of us face the holidays, let us replace fear with faith, focus on what we have to be thankful for, rather than why we are sinking in a puddle of misery.
Over these past few days, I have found much comfort in a piece of music written by Sergei Rachmaninoff called, The Elegiac Trio in D minor. The piece, which was a tribute to the composer Tchaikowsky, is rather dramatic and large in form, and the ebbs and flows lead to a rather tempetuous quality in music style. Mostly, the emotion of the piece deals with loss and personal grief.
Life, is it not, is a great gift, and so long as one is able to take a breathe, there is hope.
Thank you for your minds.
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