Xagan
Rising Star
Hi everyone,
How do you find meaning in life when there is so much suffering in the world? When I was mentally well, I found this easy because I was happy and I felt a kind of 'flow' in life - I felt that there was a cure for everyone somewhere out there no matter what their ailment was (I now realise how ignorant I was). I felt good. But since being unwell, I realise that even those who live extremely healthily and eat well, sleep well, exercise etc can become seriously unwell. There are children in this world dying of starvation, there are perfectly good people becoming unwell in a multitude of ways and for many of them, there simply isn't hope.
I've read that the world isn't good or bad, it just 'is'. I understand that, but now that I realise even though we can improve our odds of staying healthy by living well, ultimately illness and suffering can happen to anyone.
I don't know what I'm getting at to be honest, or I don't know how to convey it in words. I'm just struggling to find meaning in life at the moment. I'm thinking of people who are seriously unwell who have no quality of life, and it makes my lose hope in my situation. Why should I heal when many others don't? Maybe I should be someone who suffers...
This way of thinking is making me lose fight against my struggles...
How do you find meaning in life when there is so much suffering in the world? When I was mentally well, I found this easy because I was happy and I felt a kind of 'flow' in life - I felt that there was a cure for everyone somewhere out there no matter what their ailment was (I now realise how ignorant I was). I felt good. But since being unwell, I realise that even those who live extremely healthily and eat well, sleep well, exercise etc can become seriously unwell. There are children in this world dying of starvation, there are perfectly good people becoming unwell in a multitude of ways and for many of them, there simply isn't hope.
I've read that the world isn't good or bad, it just 'is'. I understand that, but now that I realise even though we can improve our odds of staying healthy by living well, ultimately illness and suffering can happen to anyone.
I don't know what I'm getting at to be honest, or I don't know how to convey it in words. I'm just struggling to find meaning in life at the moment. I'm thinking of people who are seriously unwell who have no quality of life, and it makes my lose hope in my situation. Why should I heal when many others don't? Maybe I should be someone who suffers...
This way of thinking is making me lose fight against my struggles...