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You might object: “Why should I shoulder all that burden? It is nothing but sacrifice, hardship, and trouble.” But what makes you so sure you do not want something heavy to carry? You positively need to be occupied with something weighty, deep, profound, and difficult.
Your life becomes meaningful in precise proportion to the depths of the responsibility you are willing to shoulder.
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Life is going to be suffering regardless, So it’s best to acknowledge and bear it so that you’re able to make your life worth the suffering by the time you die.
Interesting observation… i notice alot of irresponsible people ( i could list the behaviors) that are miserable and unhappy. I also would not hire them and do not want to be around them
Well some people overburdened themselves. I think what type of responsibilities you take on matters, and you need to also be able to have stable relationships and hobbies to de-stress.
Do not carry others load as that will make them weaker.
Yes, which explains much about the meaninglessness and existential angst in so many people's lives in the West!
I mean this: What if you try to shoulder so much responsibility that you spiritually/morally traumatize yourself badly in the process? Then what if you cannot let go of that trauma for you believe it to be a helpful or you’re afraid of healing or do not know how/where to begin?
Voices like yours, that broadcast this message of “get your act together” are needed in these strange times we live in.
I was thinking this exactly this morning!
I tend to support this observation. However, if one chooses that way of life (it is an election one makes, despite of the others, somehow), one should also be prepared to cope with disappointments in a gracious way. It is equally fundamental I would say.
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