it sure has been a pretty long gap since the last post
well i suppose since no one else wants to fill that gap i suppose i will do the honour
i thought i'd share some quotes that mean something to me for thats why when i stumbled upon them i took the initiave to write them down
"The acceptance of grief and pain is necessary to the creation of a unique individual" - John Keats
I wholeheartedly agree with these lines because the more we suffer the more greater benefits we reap later on. Many of the famous writers out there suffered a lot and that gave birth to many famous literary works eg. Shakespear and John Keats himself
It also does not matter what type of suffering one goes through take Oprah Winfrey, she was the victim of child sexual abuse and now look where she is now. we need to accept the challenges that come our way and though we cant help but feel disheartened we should realise that those challenges shapes the unique individual in us.
-MugOf Literature-
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I agree with what you're saying. All the same, does that mean we need to seek for suffering in order for our life to be successful?
ReplyDeleteI think the key word that Keats and likeminded others highlight is "acceptance". Many times we, lesser mortals, fail to accept the life we have and wish for something more or something else. Eckhart Tolle in his seminal work A New Earth has numerous quotable quotes that focus on that one issue of acceptance. For instance, “When you fully accept that you don’t know, you actually enter a state of peace and clarity that is closer to who you truly are than thought could ever be.” (90) And another, “Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment.” (41)
In a nutshell, Tolle argues for acceptance, as he says, and I paraphrase, freedom from unhappiness equals acceptance. So back to the Keats’ statement – it is only when we accept the “grief and pain” we are exposed to in life can we begin to reach our true potential.
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