The right attitude to the horror of existence— the alternative to resentment, deceit, and arrogance— is the assumption that there is enough of you, society, and the world to justify existence.pic.twitter.com/wTZ0lzPnyX
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That is faith in yourself, your fellow man, and the structure of existence itself: the belief that there is enough to you to contend with existence and transform your life into the best it could be.
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Perhaps you could live in a manner whose nobility, grandeur, and intrinsic meaning would be of sufficient import that you could tolerate the negative elements of existence without becoming so bitter as to transform everything around you into something resembling hell.
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Such great words.
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Your work has been an inspiration not because you say things I agree with but because you have given me the tools in which I can articulate my own thoughts without being afraid of them , and you have also been an way for me to understand when I need to take responsibility
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I have moderate faith in myself, very little in my fellow man, and almost none in the structure of existence itself. Thank you Dr. Peterson, I enjoy your work and look forward to reading this part of your new book. Hopefully it will give me reason to question my own pessimism.
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How do you define resentful vs dealing with being hurt? Very grey area there.
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