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[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

All suffering is born of desire.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So if you get a disease and suffer, it's because you were desiring something?

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You desired health and did not accept sickness as a natural part of life.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And that caused the sickness?

[–] restingcarcass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Of course not. The sickness was caused by external factors; your suffering from the sickness was caused by your desire for health.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think you get to choose whether or not your illness is suffering at that point.

[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I desire the world to be better for the future generations and have them be able to live their lives judgement free. I don’t think that’ll spawn suffering onto others. It may make me feel miserable because it’s a seemingly insurmountable task. However, I take comfort in the fact I can make my city/state a better place for my children and I hope to impact it so that others feel the same about making it better and assuring that it stays better. As long as there is one place I have left better off so the future can call it home, I’ll be able to pass on happy.

[–] solstice@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Downvoted for quoting Buddha, never change lemmy, never change 🙄