I remind myself: the world owes me nothing. If good things happen, wonderful! But I shouldn't expect only ice cream and gravy.
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If one enjoys a good life for a spell, one may assume that life = good times. In actuality, since we don't control events, anything can arise at any moment. Given the uncertainty of life, health, relationships, etc., develop gratitude, compassion, resilience.
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How do we face the terrible things other humans do in the world, the wars, the conflicts -- manufactured or real?
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We're already facing it! What more can we do? Allowing ourselves to suffer over it does not produce change; it only increases the net amount of suffering. We can only hold this reality with an equanimous composure, and when there's something we can change, then we take action.
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