When we choose to enjoy excessive eating and fattening foods, we choose the suffering of being overweight and unhealthy.
When we choose to intoxicate ourselves with drugs and alcohol, we choose the suffering of hangovers, overdoses and organ damage.
When we choose to be strongly opinionated and judgmental of others, we choose the suffering of reciprocal judgment and loneliness.
When we choose actions that destroy our environment, we choose the suffering of pollution, species extinction and climate change.
When we choose to accept war and social injustice, we choose the suffering of sorrow and guilt.
When we choose to express ourselves through hateful speech, we choose the suffering of regret.
When we choose to love others, we inevitably choose the suffering of loss.
When we choose to dwell on the self, we choose the suffering of emptiness.
When we choose to ignore reality, we choose the suffering of our ignorance.
The old adage says- “Name Your Poison” and with every action that is exactly what we do. It seems that we must we decide between the “lesser of two evils” every time we make any choice. So, what is this to say about the nature of our suffering? Do we actually have a choice?
If this were poised to me as a multiple choice question, I would have to choose “All the above”
Is it too late to drop this class?
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Showing posts with label ignorance. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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