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On Suffering - by Zeke Hernandez - Zekrets
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This has been a time of great suffering. Will we come out of it better and wiser, or bitter and pessimistic? It depends on how we cope.
On Suffering This has been a time of great suffering. Will we come out of it better and wiser, or bitter and pessimistic? It depends on how we cope. Zeke Hernandez May 07, 2021 1 2 Share “I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote those words in 1955. They are deeply relevant today. The past year has been one of suffering as we’ve faced the multifaceted devastation
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